Experimenting with making a new blank template to give Panels Everywhere a go - just downloaded & reinstalled Panels, CTools & Panels everywhere into my install, created a new blank theme (no files yet, just the info & an empty 'blank.css' file like you mentioned in the readme).

Enabled the site template page, and go to create a variant, but this just gives me the dreaded WSOD.

Any ideas what could be causing this?

Note that the URL I end up on is this:
[myurl]/admin/build/pages/nojs/operation/site_template/actions/add

Which leads me to think that the site thinks that javascript is disabled, which isn't the case.

I just disabled all of the developer modules just in case something is going wierd there, but that didn't seem to make a difference...

Thoughts? Ideas?

Update:

Just checked the Javascript console and spotted this:

Warning: Expected declaration but found '*'. Skipped to next declaration.
Source File: [mysiteurl]/sites/all/modules/ctools/page_manager/css/page-manager.css?g
Line: 149

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merlinofchaos commented

When you get a WSOD there is usually an error in the apache/php or sometimes the watchdog error log, depending upon the error. Maybe that will give more clues as to what happened.

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gekido commented
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Note: just going through the readme again and it mentions something about 'checking the box to enable the default variant', but i'm not seeing any checkbox or default variant when i enable the site template - is this the problem?

I've attached a screenshot of what I'm seeing when I go to 'Edit Site Template' - should I be seeing more?

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gekido commented

nothing in the apache log's (related to this) - not sure what a 'watchdog' error log is, but will do some research and see if i can find where that is stored...

thanx for the rapid response.

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gekido commented
Status: Active » Closed (cannot reproduce)

ok fought with the site for a while, switched to a different admin theme, disabled a few modules, and am now able to create variants for my site template. not quite sure what exactly fixed the issue, but I also setup a dev site to experiment with this in a more 'bare bones' fashion (and on a less...crucial site) - will let you know if i find anything more...

Note: even though I am able to add a variant, it still didn't give me any kind of 'default' template to begin customizing the site template from - it's treating it as if it's a standard variant same as any others...again will test on a clean site and see if it does the same thing.

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merlinofchaos commented

That *is* weird. Yes it should be providing a default site template sample handler there. I'll have to doublecheck on a clean install and see if something broke when I was not looking.

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NeoPrince commented

I faced almost the same problem just a while ago as gekido did. Saving the configuration after enabling the 'site template' and 'sample variant' as specified in the Step 2 of readme.txt, nothing would appear except the logo and navigation links. This is a totally fresh install of Drupal without a single node. Even the Module List would not appear and had to struggle before disabling 'Panel Everywhere'. Once that is done, as posted in #4 I changed the Administration theme to Minnelli, while the Site Theme remained Garland. Applied the patch. Re-enabled 'Panel Everywhere' and the pages appeared again. Big relief.

@merlinofchaos, Thanks so much for the module. Planning to build an entire site with this module.

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alfthecat commented

Hey guys,

I was about to post an issue about a suspected incompatibility with the node_template that is provided by panels/page manager and panels everywhere.

If I try to use the two in sync, a default site template with a variant enabled, and the node_template, I get the WSOD. So perhaps you should check if you node_template is fully disabled and update your db, flush caches and see if panels everywhere is back in business.

The question or suggestion I was about to post before I read this post, is if it would be possible to in some way either merge the functions the node_template offers (I think a combi of node_template and the default site template would be awesome) or, if not, if it possible to remove the node_template from a site. I'm affraid end users will get confused between the two. Especially if since the add content function to a panel region results in choices from the node_template AND panels everywhere. The node form elements from the node_template will not work if Panels Anywhere is used.

Hope this helps and I look forward to any thoughts on this.