A bit lost.

**jbade** · February 2, 2009

So it's installed and after a few bugs it's working.

I've created a main forum and did everything so it's linked to the default namespace.

I think I did that right.

I created 2 sub forums and made them a wiki.

If I view posts in these sub forums they seam to be correct.
Except I think some issues with my style.
http://www.binderplanet.com/forums/s...:Testing+12345

But I am not sure how I get the main page similar to this site going.
I have been trying to find some better explainations of things but for some reason I can't wrap my head around it. I know I am going to feel stupid once I do realize it.

Thanks,

Jeff

**pegasus** · February 2, 2009

Yes I cannot figure out how your vBulletin CSS is included like you don't store it in a file, yet the wiki thinks your forum stores it in a file. It's as if your $vbulletin->options['storecssasfile'] decides to become true after a while for some reason.

I cannot duplicate this behavior at all. Perhaps you forgot to open the Wiki Style Manager and save something?

**Storyteller** · February 3, 2009

For me it looks like the "issue" i had yesterday with the following setting:
AdminCP -> vBulletin Options -> Style & Language Settings -> Store CSS Stylesheets as Files? -> I had to change it to: Yes! (Of course make sure you have the folder and the right chmod for it.)

Greetings
Storyteller

**pegasus** · February 3, 2009

Perhaps, but if you have been to the threads about login problems, then I'm pretty sure the fix for that also takes care of the "Store CSS Stylesheets as Files must be yes" issue.

**jbade** · February 3, 2009

I downloaded the newest zip just now and copied the files over.

No change.

**jbade** · February 3, 2009

After messing with some of the security I got a little further.

I can view articles and they show up correctly but I think I either haven't done what I was supposed to with the name spaces or something else.

I am just trying to get a Main page going when you first click on the wiki instead of the normal forum view.

www.binderplanet.com/forums

**pegasus** · February 4, 2009

Your style is still broken. Did you ever make an edit to the CSS in the Wiki Style Manager? This needs to be done to fix that.

Also, to make a forum home page, you need to set the Forum Link in the Forum Manager to point to your "home page." You can still access the normal forum view by appending &redirect=no to the URL.

**jbade** · February 4, 2009

Yes I did go in and make an edit like you told me to.
Then saved it.
No change.
Also tried the default vbulletin style and it looks the same.

On the forum link.
I can add the redirect.
Problem I have is with the "Main Page" like you have here.
I can't find it or figure out what the url is supposed to be.

None of the pages I get to display it.

**jbade** · February 4, 2009

I changed the CSS setting for Saving as file to "NO".
Now that seems to be working.

But I am still lost on the Main page.
Is this something I need to create?

**pegasus** · February 4, 2009

You need to create a main page, the same way you would create any article. It can have any title you want. Once you create it, you just need to copy and paste its URL into the Forum Link field.

**jbade** · February 5, 2009

I figured all that out.
What I guess I am trying to find is the documentation on how to create the page itself.

What codes I can use to create a table of contents.

I thought more of this was automatic I guess.

What I have is the main forum which is the main Wiki.

Under that I have one post for the Main Page then Sub Forums for each of the different books I guess you call them?

I am trying to have something like this.

BB IH Wiki
-FAQ
-Scout 80/800
-Scout II
-Full Size
-Engine

I have the main forum created and I think it is working correctly.
I have some of the sub forums created and I think I am doing that right.

Do I need to make the main page myself?
Do I need to do anything different besides make the subforums and make them a wiki type?

**pegasus** · February 5, 2009

You need to create main pages yourself. The "Table of Contents" is automated for any article and contains a list of headings in the current article.

"Books" have another "Table of Contents" feature which automatically lists all the pages assigned to that book. You still have to create a main page for a particular book, and each page would link to the previous and next page.

"Books" are not subforums. They are pages in the namespace called Book (see your Namespace manager). "Chapters" can be pages in any OTHER namespace. You would click the "Book" tab to add an article to an existing Book page. If you want your regular namespace's main page to appear as the Book page, try using the BB-Code [redirect]Book:Title[/redirect].

If you are looking for a simple forum listing, this is not supported. You should add the list to your article manually (one link at a time) or add a forum header to the forum display in question.

**jbade** · February 5, 2009

So in my example:

BP IH Wiki (Main Default)

-FAQ (Book)
--Website (Chapter)
--What is a Binder(Chapter)

-IH History (Book)
--Early Years (Chapter)
--1940s-1960s (Chapter)
--1970s-Present(Chapter)

-Scout 80/800 (Book)
--Brakes (Chapter)
--Suspension (Chapter)
--Interior (Chapter)

-Scout II (Book)
--Brakes (Chapter)
--Suspension (Chapter)
--Interior (Chapter)

-Full Size (Book)
--Brakes (Chapter)
--Suspension (Chapter)
--Interior (Chapter)

-Engine (Book)
--SV (Chapter)
--Diesel (Chapter)

If So.. Does each Book need a Root Forum?

Then each Chapter has posts in it for the different articles?

This is where I am getting confused.

**pegasus** · February 5, 2009

Are those all the articles you plan to add to the Books? If so, I would recommend just making a custom table of contents for yourself by posting the links in your articles. Otherwise, it may be worth setting up some Books.

See the namespace manager...

Namespace: Book
Namespace: Main Default

These are not nested inside each other.

You should create your (Book) articles in the Top-Level forum you set for Book. This is the article that would contain the table of contents.

Create the (Chapter) articles in the subforums you created for Main Default. Then, in each (Chapter), click the "Book" tab. Select the (Book) you want to add them to and save.

Once you get that far, there is a technique to connect your Books back into the Main namespace (mentioned above).

------------------------------

BP IH Book (Book Default)

-FAQ
-IH History
-Scout 80/800
-Scout II
-Full Size
-Engine

BP IH Wiki (Main Default)

-FAQ ([redirect]Book:FAQ[/redirect])
--Website (select "FAQ" from the Book tab)
--What is a Binder(select "FAQ" from the Book tab)

-IH History ([redirect]Book:IH History[/redirect])
--Early Years (select "IH History" from the Book tab)
--1940s-1960s (select "IH History" from the Book tab)
--1970s-Present(select "IH History" from the Book tab)

-Scout 80/800 ([redirect]Book:Scout 80/800[/redirect])
--Brakes (select "Scout 80/800" from the Book tab)
--Suspension (select "Scout 80/800" from the Book tab)
--Interior (select "Scout 80/800" from the Book tab)

-Scout II ([redirect]Book:Scout II[/redirect])
--Brakes (select "Scout II" from the Book tab)
--Suspension (select "Scout II" from the Book tab)
--Interior (select "Scout II" from the Book tab)

-Full Size ([redirect]Book:Full Size[/redirect])
--Brakes (select "Full Size" from the Book tab)
--Suspension (select "Full Size" from the Book tab)
--Interior (select "Full Size" from the Book tab)

-Engine ([redirect]Book:Engine[/redirect])
--SV (select "Engine" from the Book tab)
--Diesel (select "Engine" from the Book tab)