Hiding "Inbox" link in v2.1, Bitter Sweet theme

kaiasgram

Brand new newbie here, please be gentle.

I've disabled Conversations in my forum (V2.1, using Bitter Sweet theme), but I haven't been able to remove the "Inbox" link from the menu. I've searched and tried a couple of the suggestions but I'm not doing something right. Help!? TIA.

Schryvers

Search into the bittersweet theme map for Default.master.tpl should be in the /views map.

delete the line

{inbox_link}

That should be fine... when u want it back just add it on the same place.

kaiasgram

default.master.tpl opens a Stickies app when following this path:

forum/themes/bittersweet/views/default.master.tpl

Not seeing any code here, just Stickies popping up when I try to open and edit...

vrijvlinder

You need to open that file with a text editor , http://www.sublimetext.com

Kasper told me to use this and I have never looked back what is more, it tells you what the errors are in the syntax and you learn from that.

Schryvers

What????

Just go on your harddisk to the map views right click on the tpl file and click edit.. or open with.. then search for inbox_link and delete the whole line.

just open it with notepad...

peregrine

@Schryvers said:

Search into the bittersweet theme map for Default.master.tpl should be in the /views map.

delete the line

{inbox_link}

That should be fine... when u want it back just add it on the same place.

or just change it to (add asterisk after open bracket and before closing bracket to turn the tag to a comment.)

{*inbox_link*}

which essentially comments it out.

then you have a reference that you don't have to remember if you want to make it actionable. (just remove the asterisks.)

and don't forget to change the mobile theme as well.

kaiasgram

Thanks guys -- Normally Cyberduck opens files with TextEdit but didn't on the tpl file until I corrected it. In TextEdit I removed the {inbox_link} and saved, but when I returned to my forum I got a "Something Has Gone Wrong" error page. I tried replacing the original tpl file and I'm still getting the error page. I can get into the Dashboard but can't get into my forum at all now.

peregrine, thanks for your suggestion and I wish I'd seen it before I started editing. Am I going to have to reinstall the forum software or the theme again or is there an easier fix?

vrijvlinder

Text Edit opens it in a txt format or rtf but that messes it up and when you upload you get error, I ran into this problem myself and now I use Sublime Text just try it http://www.sublimetext.com

kaiasgram

Yep, I've been figuring this out (the limitations of TextEdit). I'll see if ST is available for Mac.

vrijvlinder

I use a Mac that is why I suggested this, it is available for all the systems.

kaiasgram

Yikes! $70 -- any other ways to fix this file?

kaiasgram

BTW, thanks for your help -- I'm on a steep learning curve, but I am learning

vrijvlinder

You can use the trial version for a while, it is worth every penny because you can use it to edit all types of files not just tpl.

http://www.imore.com/best-free-and-paid-text-editors-mac

kaiasgram

I downloaded the trial version of SE and it saved the file as HTML. I'm wondering if it's too late to save my tpl file because it got opened in TextEdit?

vrijvlinder

Yes if you opened it in Text edit and saved it is shot. You need to download a fresh copy and edit it with sublime then save as and choose tpl

kaiasgram

Oh I am so sad! Any way to get a fresh copy of just that tpl file?

peregrine

https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla/blob/2.1/themes/bittersweet/views/default.master.tpl

vrijvlinder

Yes you don't need to reinstall the whole thing just get that file out of the theme edit and upload.

kaiasgram

Apparently my OS is too old (10.6.8) to retrieve the file from github and replace it on my forum. Hey, thanks anyway guys for trying to help.

Anonymoose

@kaiasgram said:
Thanks guys -- Normally Cyberduck opens files with TextEdit but didn't on the tpl file until I corrected it.

Use BBEdit for editing code. http://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/ (Free)

It is good for opening files directly too.

Anonymoose

@kaiasgram said:
Apparently my OS is too old (10.6.8) to retrieve the file from github and replace it on my forum. Hey, thanks anyway guys for trying to help.

Copy and paste the text from github into a .txt file. Make the edit. Then rename the file default.master.tpl and upload to your server.