Issue: New Articles Linked to Existing Forum Threads

I'm a bit confused by your description. Is this something you can post a screenshot of?

Not easily.

I'll try again:

I created the namespaces and got them working properly.

I go to a namespace, and post a new article (I tried this in the default Wiki and also the Template namespaces).

When I post the new article and click on 'discussion', I find a 'discussion' already exists, which is, in fact, an already existing forum thread.

It is as if the wiki has linked (incorrectly) a wiki article's discussion page with a forum thread elsewhere.

I hope that makes more sense.

Any update yet?

I figured I ought to change the status...

Yeah, the Unconfirmed is a good choice, seeing as how I can't figure out how you managed to generate this behavior. Perhaps I should ask these questions: did you have any trouble figuring out how to set up the namespaces at first, or did it pretty much all work according to the instructions? Also, are the forums set to "Wiki" or "Island?"

Trouble, no. I spent some time working out the way the namespaces worked, before I finally went ahead and created all according to the instructions. They worked fine according to what I could determine (apart from the bug I mentioned).

All the forums were set to Wiki.

I didn't create any new namespaces, and I fixed a couple of the bugs with the SQL commands as per your instructions in other threads.

I wish I could let you log in to have a look, but I am using a homebased office server, so it's not possible atm.

I did mention about having vbPortal installed, but I don't see that as the problem, as that deals almost totally with the portal side of the site, and shouldn't interfere in the threads.

I have several mods and hacks in addition installed, vbSponsors, MOD Mod.

I did have the Table BBCode hack installed, but I removed that without any problems (up until now) and I don't see that as likely to have caused the problem.

I also have vbWikiPro installed, but again, I can't see how or why that would interfere here.

Any other comments?

Sorry, I must've had multiple tabs open and posted this in the wrong place.

You've referred to 'Mod' areas here. I hope you've not mixed me up with the guy who has the mod area problem.

I can send you images of whatever you need.

I assume you want the details of the namespaces, and how I've set them up, the forumdisplay of the article mix ups, and then how they relate.

Usergroups? Do you need something specific with that? My Moderator group is default.

How do the articles link in to the thread/post setup? If you can give me an idea what to look for, I can see how they've been linked in the database.

See above. But yes, those screenshots would help. Don't worry about usergroups for now.

Articles are new threads. Discussion comments are simply the replies to that thread. They should not "link" to other threads in the way you have described.

Ok, had a look around, and noticed that it seems to 'hijack' an article.

I couldn't find the original articles, and then realized after comparing with my running forum that the thread is taken over, and the first 'reply' is the first post in the original article. So, not even the article itself is the 'first' post, as I gather it works so far.

I then noticed that the threads it was hijacking were consecutive, the numbers being:

13579
13580

I've included some images that show what I described before.


As a side point, I also noted I have the option on any forum to add content to the header... something I'm not sure if it's intentional or a bug, just posting here for your info.

Anyways, without getting too sidetracked, I've explained as much as I can.

(I even Rebuilt All Namespaces again to see if that made a difference, but it didn't)

So these were originally threads in another forum, and you created an article in the namespace with the same title, and they were magically merged (your settings look correct)?

No, not even similar titles. That's what puzzles.

I've investigated more, and threads after the post numbers I gave you aren't accessible (by which I mean clicking in forum view, or by going direct to the URL of the thread). I get a vBulletin message saying:

"No Thread specified. If you followed a valid link, please contact an Administrator."

Every new wiki article I created picks up a number after the ones I listed above.

I'm wondering whether the conflict might be the MOD-System Mod, as that does edit the way a first post works. Have/Do you know of any conflicts with it?

I'll check this out on our test forum and get back to you. Your wiki's forums aren't included in Mod-Systems forumids option, are they?

No. Not at all. It's only activated on one or two forums, and the threads aren't the ones that have been picked out by the system.

I haven't been able to duplicate this with MOD-System. Since you mentioned the original threads are not accessible via forum display, it's possible that VaultWiki is "hijacking" threads that no longer exist...

In AdminCP -> Maintenance Tools -> Update Counters, click "Remove Orphan Posts." This will delete the posts that belong to threads that are missing from the database. Any of these posts that are already clinging to VaultWiki will need to be deleted manually.