WPZOOM Academica Homepage Slideshow question

@promethiwhaaaa
but do you need to access that file?

@hiraiqbal

Thank you for replying, one of the troubeshooting steps involved the following:

Open /functions/wpzoom-functions.php and find these lines (#328):

Code:
echo get_category_parents($cat, TRUE, ‘ ‘ . $delimiter . ‘ ‘);

Replace with:

Code:
if ($cat) {
echo get_category_parents($cat, TRUE, ‘ ‘ . $delimiter . ‘ ‘);
}

i do not have a “functions” folder in the ftp directory :|??!?

ok i’ve just downloaded the folders and put them into the directory, still hasn’t resolved the issue ??

Promethiwhaaaa how many slide show did you created ?
create only the number od slides that you mention in wpzoom home page setting and remember place only 1 image per slide show and that image must be a featured image,
beside it place .htaccess file in script folder and timthumb.php should be latest one,
hope this works.

seeing as though those folders were missing i’m going to just reinstall the whole theme again and start from scratch

hi hiraiqbal, just saw your reply

in the dashboard i went to proudthemes > theme options > homepage settings > Homepage “home” > Enable Slideshow “yes”

Slider Image 1: https://www.who.int/tobacco/resources/publications/wntd/2007/BANNER_EN_FINAL.JPG (just for test purposes)

Settings > Reading > Your latest posts

just deleted the whole theme folder and re uploaded it, will keep you guys posted! thanks

Thank you hiraiqbal! it worked ??

you are a legend

hi Promethiwhaaaa..
good to hear that,,
you are welcome

Use latest version of timthumb.php

Here is the source.
https://timthumb.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/timthumb.php

Check “Reading” and wpzoom theme settings for slider.

That’s all.

Best of luck.

hi guys, im following all the instruction for last hours and didn’t have sucess. I did all bellow.:

I appreciate it any help, thks.

i’m using .: WP 3.4.2
Theme Academica .: 1.2.2

By Onyx_black.:

1.)
Open /functions/wpzoom-functions.php and find these lines (#328):

Code:
echo get_category_parents($cat, TRUE, ‘ ‘ . $delimiter . ‘ ‘);

Replace with:

Code:
if ($cat) {
echo get_category_parents($cat, TRUE, ‘ ‘ . $delimiter . ‘ ‘);
}

2.)
Quote from gyokusai:
I placed an .htaccess file into the theme’s script folder — i.e., /wp-content/themes/academica/scripts/ — with these rewrite rules:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule .* – [E=HTTP_IF_MODIFIED_SINCE:%{HTTP:If-Modified-Since}]
RewriteRule .* – [E=HTTP_IF_NONE_MATCH:%{HTTP:If-None-Match}]

3.)
Checked if WP “Reading” settings “Front page displays” is set to “your latest post”.

4.)
Enabled Slideshow in WPZOOM settings “Homepage Options” & set a static page.

5.)
Click “Add a New Slide”.

6.)
Create title for the slide.

7.)
Upload picture/photo via “Set featured image” under “Featured Image” panel.

8.)
Click on “Use as featured image”.

9.)
Repeat steps 5 to 8 for any additional slides.

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By gyokusai.:
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Not so trivial:
Go to this folder: /wp-content/themes/academica/scripts/
make sure you have the latest timthumb.php version (for security reasons)
– if not, get it here: https://code.google.com/p/timthumb/
check if there’s a cache folder within the “script” folder
– I added a “temp” folder for good measure but I don’t think that’s necessary
Make sure this “cache” folder is set to 777
– try 755 in case your server is set to ignore 777 for security reasons
check if your “wp-content”, “themes,” & “academica” folders have at least 755

If all fails, you should also check if the “script” and “cache” folders and the “timthumb.php” file have the same “Owner” like most of the other files (that’s often your FTP User ID; generated files within a given folder often have a different owner, i.e., “www-data”).

If it still fails, access your server’s infophp.php file (in your browser) and check if the GD library is enabled! (It really should be, but even stranger things have happened.)

Like warleysantos, I am also now having problems with the Academica theme from wpzoom. The slideshow there relies on timthumb.php.

In the past, I have fixed this issue by updating timthumb to the latest version. However, since I updated to 3.4.2, the slideshow is broken again, and the suggestions in this thread do not appear to work.

Anyone got some new ideas? I was toying with the idea of paying wpzoom for support, but frankly, if their free themes don’t work and are never updated, then I’m not sure they’re worthy of my cash.

Fifthace,

If you post your issue on your own thread, you’re more likely to receive help.

fifthace Fixing the latest timthumb to work at 000webhost.com

Older versions of timthumb.php can be exploited and your WordPress site hacked in no time. Therefore you should always use the latest version of timthumb.php. On our forums we offered a fixed version of the old timthumb script that was made to work with 000webhost. The stock timthumb.php will not work at 000webhost.com, you will get open_basedir error messages because of their server not returning the proper value for

Code:
$_SERVER[‘DOCUMENT_ROOT’]

When you upgrade your existing timthumb.php to the latest version or use a theme that comes with a recent version of it you will notice your thumbnails not appearing. To fix this in a quick and dirty way you can hardcode the correct path to your public_html directory right into the timthumb.php file. Open it in a text editor and look for this bit of code:

Code:
protected function calcDocRoot(){
$docRoot = @$_SERVER[‘DOCUMENT_ROOT’];

if(!isset($docRoot)){
To make timthumb work you need to replace ‘DOCUMENT_ROOT’ with the actual path to your home directory. The result then looks like this
Code:
protected function calcDocRoot(){

$docRoot = @$_SERVER[‘/home/a12435678/public_html/’];

if(!isset($docRoot)){

Simply replace a12345678 with your actual userid, save the changes and upload the changed file. I tested it with the Photoria theme at 000webhost.com and the thumbnails worked fine with the path hardcoded into timthumb.php View the Post on the Blog

Works with my one ??

warleysantos, that’s nice. I tried this method a while ago, but it didn’t work. Also, I don’t use 000webhost.com as my host.