Deleting resources - global across all projects or local?

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I may (ya think?) have done something tragically stupid.

Edited to add - I’ve made a lot of progress in the last couple of days. I have a simple site with a contact form, sticky site menu, graphics that expand on hover, and an embedded Paypal link, all running fine.

I wanted to reduce the uploaded file count, just for housekeeping. I deleted resources I wasn’t using, and in a fit of possibly misplaced enthusiasm I deleted the Core category.

Now, I don’t see core in new projects.

Time for a re-install? What is safe, in the sense of harming nothing but the currently open project, to delete?

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Don’t worry, the Core Resources pack will not be uploaded unless you add the resources to your project.

The Core pack is also part of Elements, if you restart Elements it should reappear :slight_smile:

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Whew!

I believe everything is back on the rails again. Impressive, by the way, that I can run with scissors, stick forks in various electrical outlets, and still recover.

Thanks, Dan!

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Something may still be wrong, possibly between my ears.

If I start with a Voyager2 template, I can build a one page site with a contact form.

If I start with a new blank project, the submit button returns a resource not found.

In both cases I’m publishing to a local folder.

The one from a blank project has an empty api folder, the Voyager2 template does not.

Is there something I need to include to use a form?

Many thanks in advance!

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The form needs to be published to a server that support PHP to work, it won’t run locally.

A detailed checklist for the form can be found here:

I don’t think this is your problem, but ensure all your pages are set to publish (check for the little x cloud symbol).

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You can use the “Re-Publish All Files” option in the File menu to ensure all files are published.

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Thanks, Dan - re-publish did the trick. I loaded one of the problematic projects, confirmed api was empty, did a republish all files and found api was populated.

On upload, no more missing files errors. All’s well!

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