Problems with ads
ftmthy412 - February 19, 2008 - 00:51
Hey All
I'm trying to add some ads to my site(http://www.easygeek.org), but I'm having problems. I installed the ShoppingAds module and got an account with them, but that didn't work at all. Then I tried copying and pasting the ShoppingAds code into a block with both partial and full html enabled, but neither one worked. The block would show up and the code would be in the page source, but no ads... what's going on?
A second question - my partner and I just installed the latest version of Drupal, but most of the modules and themes we want to install are not compatible with it. Would a downgrade be advisable, or will these modules and themes be compatible with it in a small amount of time?
Thanks.
I don't know why the module
I don't know why the module doesn't work. You might check the issue queue to see if there are any outstanding issues or incompatibilities that might apply to you. "Not working at all" doesn't give us a lot of information to try to troubleshoot the problem.
Perhaps the code you pasted doesn't work because it contains php code? In Drupal 6, you have to enable the PHP filter. I believe that you have to go to modules and enable the appropriate module.
Personally, I am excited about Drupal 6, but yes, you could be waiting a long time for modules. Some modules are already ready and others are coming out now, others will be monthsin the rewriting, some will be merged into other modules, and others will be abandoned. Without knowing what modules you need, it is hard to say. If you need CCK or views, it appears that you could be waiting for several months for a stable version.
There are a lot of nice improvements in Drupal 6, but for most people, there isn't an urgency about upgrading. I would imagine that over 95% of all Drupal sites have yet to be updated to Drupal 6. (If you would like me to make up any more statistics that sound good, but have no hard evidence to back them up, there will be a small fee!)
It will probably be 3-6 months before I upgrade any of my sites since I need certain contributed modules that aren't available yet.
thanks...
I see. So would you recommend downgrading and then upgrading again in a few months or so? Is there a simple way to do that without deleting everything on our server and starting over with the old version? We really need certain modules that just aren't working on the latest version...
What I meant by not working is truly not working. Nothing happens at all. I don't think it's a script compatibility issue - the script I was given is html.
Thanks for the reply.
I would almost certainly
I would almost certainly have suggested upgrading to Drupal 5 instead of Drupal 6 for a live site with lots of modules. However, Drupal isn't intended to be downgraded. There is no script or guide that I am aware of to downgrade from 6 to 5. You would have to reenter your content or risk some major errors.
Be aware that it is best practice to always do a test site. That means that you set up a site (preferably on the same or an identical server as your main site) that you can play around in. When you want to add a module to your site, you add it to the test site and make notes of how you did it and the steps you went through to get it to work. Then, when it is working and you are ready, you add it to your live site. Some people actually even have a second test site with the first being pretty much a mirror of their live site and the second a playground where they can do crazy stuff like trying to upgrade to the latest version or try wacky stuff. Also note that the test site should be populated with data from your main site (probably by restoring a database backup to its database).