Since upgrading rapidweaver, stacks and pluskit, my @import code wont work in Henk's theme,why?

Gabrielle

Since upgrading to Rapidweaver 5.2.2 I have opened a few of my older websites and now find that the @import function is no longer working.
This site is a good example, www.seldombluefashion.com.

When I go to http://www.seldombluefashion.com/Romana-Lingerie-Range.html
I can see that the import function is working and the gallery of pics can be seen (the gallery is a rapidalbum page using a pluskit page to import).

However, when I go to http://www.seldombluefashion.com/Rosa_Lingerie_Range.html I only see the code and not the gallery.
My rapidalbum page is called rosapics and the import code is @import((rosapics)).

I have one pluskit page in the site, not enabled. All the pages are html pages.

I can't see what I've done wrong between the two pages.

I'm using Rapidweaver 5.2.2, Stacks 2.0.6, Pluskit 2.28.
My theme is Henks Mondrian Dropdown3.rwtheme.

I take it I don't have to delete my old pluskit page and make a new one do I as a result of the upgrade?

I'm going to kick myself when I find out what the issue is I'm sure.
Any advice gratefully received.

Gabrielle

Really? Nobody can help me?

Ed Brenner

Are you using a 'text' stack? Have tried 'ignore format'?

Gabrielle

Yup tried using text stack AND tried using an html stack , thanks for your suggestion though.
Actually I'm looking at all my sites now, even the ones made using Rapidweaver 4.2.2 and they have ALL lost the ability to use the import facility! Now I'm concerned. I'm thinking that updating my stacks and pluskit in order to use rapidweaver 5, MAY have compromised my old sites too?

Gabrielle

Ed, any help you can give would be most appreciated, as now most of my sites are un-updateable until I fix this issue.

Ed Brenner

Are all your 3rd Party Plugins up to date?

Gabrielle

I'm checking now. Can I ask a stupid question. Do I need to update the plugins that are NOT used in any of the websites I make?

Gabrielle

I've checked the plugins that I use on my sites as follows:
Blocks, kwix, rapidalbum, sitemap plus all up to date.
I went to update my pluskit plugin which is 2.28 but the official website says that the latest version is 2.25.
I went to update my stacks plugin which is 2.0.7 but the official website says that the latest version is 2.06.
I don't understand how this has happened. Could this be the problem?

I do have other plugins:
Collage2,rapidblog, rapidsearch, simpleviewer, symnivo, weaverpix and webyup but don't really use them so they are a little out of date.

Thank you for your continued support on this Ed, my sites are currently a total mess.

Ed Brenner

My Stacks Plugin updated via sparkle the last time I started a new project and added a Stacks page.

I haven't seen any issues with PlusKit but I also still run SnoLeo.

I don't know if that could be the 'issue' I was asking from a 'standard' about plugins being up to date.

Gabrielle

Hi Ed,

Sorry I don't understand, when you asked 'are all your 3rd party plugins up to date', did I not give you the right info?

I've decided to test one of my simpler sites with just 3 pages on it, so I can more easily determine the problem.

http://www.btiplumbingservices.com/Gallery.html
This live site was created with the Rapidweaver 4.2.2 using the older stacks and pluskit versions. Everything is working perfectly.

Since upgrading stacks and pluskit, I'm assuming that I'll need to now upgrade my rapidweaver 4.2.2 sites, in order that they will be able to use the upgrades, I'm right, right?

So I've opened up the above site in Rapidweaver 5.2.2 and now all of a sudden the gallery has lost its photos. I've temporarily uploaded this version of the site here: http://ccgi.stormdp.plus.com/bti/

So I reckon its either something I'm overlooking via the old resources area, or its something to do with rapidalbum?

Regarding resources, aren't all the pics supposed to automatically copy into the resources folder?
I am fairly new at Rapidweaver 5 but it was all going very smoothly until I upgraded the plugins!

Ed Brenner

You need to contact Blueball Design and request your FreeStack download link now that you've upgraded to Stacks 2.

You are using the old Theme for Stacks 1 and the old stacks that came with the Theme. Some had to be updated to work properly with Stacks 2.

Best bet when you receive the download is to delete all of the FreeStack 'stock' stacks first and then install the new ones.

Ed Brenner

For information regarding RW4 vs RW5 and Assets to Resources see here.

Gabrielle

Hi Ed,

This second site I'm testing IS using Freestack and yes of course you are right it was using the old version. I have now updated to the new version of Freestacks but it's still not working…
http://ccgi.stormdp.plus.com/bti/

My other site does not use the Freestack Theme and is also suffering with the same problem.

I'm still at a loss when it comes to the resources and this particular issue though. I understand that all links now have to change due to the resources feature, however, when it comes to graphic images, you still simply just drag them into the required theme page right? So I've already got them dragged into the rapidalbum page.

Does the @import function now rely on the resources feature too? Or is that totally independent?

(Thank you for the info on resources, I have read it several times, and almost fully understand it )

I'm not getting notified when you post, it's very annoying, will keep checking back over the next day or so.

Ed Brenner

I don't use PlusKit in a Stacks environment. Nor do I use RapidAlbum. So I can't answer for how RapidAlbum will work with PlusKit and @import. I do have both Plugin.

If you need assistance, using FreeStack, you would need to send over your project file and the images I need to my email address - ed dot blueballdesign at gmail dot com.

Ensure you zip all the files up in a folder.

Ed Brenner

Also from looking at your code you have RapidAlbum in a 'div'. What type of stack do you have it in?

Gabrielle

Ed, I'm sorry I'm not sure I understand. Do you mean the actual @import code? The code is in a styled text stack. I tried an html stack but that didnt work.

Gabrielle

Well It's still an issue for me over a week on. Scott (Rapidalbum) has suggested that I revert back to using pluskit 2.2.5 as a temporary fix, and he's right, it has worked and my sites are functioning.

So now he is going back to John (pluskit) to try and work out what's happened with pluskit, so at least I have a workaround for now.

Peppermint

Hi Gabrielle, I also found that Pluskit 2.28 does not import RapidAlbum version 1.2.4 pages.
Pluskit 2.25 does.

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Gabrielle

Ah you are the first person I've found who also discovered the same problem! I'm glad I'm not alone

Gabrielle

Apparently Pluskit AND Rapidalbum are going to be bringing out updates to solve this issue

Peppermint

Great news Gabrielle!


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Ed Brenner

PlusKit updated to version 2.30. See here.

Gabrielle

Thanks Ed, I will give it a go.

Ed Brenner

@Gabrielle @Peppermint RapidAlbum updated to version 1.3. Release Notes. Download Page.

Peppermint

Thanks Ed,
The "combo" PlusKit 2.30 + RapidAlbum 1.3 is working


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Gabrielle

Fabulous, thanks all