I've read that it's not the 'safest' thing to do...but how do I get the ADMIN templates to show up in the editor?

I want to re-arrange how and where some of the settings are displayed (combine templates?) but want them 'backed-up' like the default and default_top etc directories.

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ptegler

Well, there's a couple hacks you could use to do this, one involving changing code, one not.

First, to do this in the code, you would change sub template_dir_select in GForum/Tools.pm. There is a line:



You need to remove the "or $_ eq 'admin'" part.



The second way is nicer because it will keep working after upgrading, but will only work on unix systems - it involves making a symlink (something like "admin_editable") of the admin template directory. From the admin/templates/ directory:



(Hint: You can use Fileman for pseudo-shell access if you do not have telnet or SSH access).

Editing templates will still automatically create the local directory, allowing you to restore or request a diff if you accidentally change too much.

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Jason Rhinelander
Gossamer Threads
jason@gossamer-threads.com

Beautiful! ...I used the ln (2nd option) at the command line.