Coding error detected, after cloning theme

Coding error detected, after cloning theme

by Lastern Nom -
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Hi, I'm using Moodle 3.6 version.


I tried follow this tutorial. But i missed the warning it would only work for Boxxie,

To mess around I tried to clone the Clean template. 


After doing this however, i now get the following error:


Coding error detected, it must be fixed by a programmer: page layout file [dirroot]/theme/base/layout/general.php does not contain the main content placeholder, please include "<?php echo $OUTPUT->main_content() ?>" in theme layout file.


I also tried deleting my Clone theme, however this changes nothing.


Also the error mentions this 

[dirroot]/theme/base/layout/general.ph

But on my server there is no theme called "base" 


I think somehow my moodle want to open a theme called base that doesn't excist.

How do i fix this ?



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Re: Coding error detected, after cloning theme

by Chris Kenniburg -
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I am thinking you must install the Boxxie theme first.  Also, that is a VERY old as the warning at the top of the page suggests:

Warning: This page is no longer in use. The information contained on the page should NOT be seen as relevant or reliable

If you are looking to build a theme I would start out on this page: https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Themes

And to keep things close to core as possible, I would base any child theme on Boost.  There are some really great things coming to Boost as Moodle HQ continues to refine and make usability improvements.

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Re: Coding error detected, after cloning theme

by Lastern Nom -

I can't install anything, i can't do anything.


What I did is, make a clone and refreshed my website, now i'm unable to do anything. The whole site seems to be broken and keep giving the same error. I deleted the clone but the site keep returning errors.


My question is how do i change my site so it works again. 



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Re: Coding error detected, after cloning theme

by Gareth J Barnard -
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In your Moodle data folder, delete the contents of 'localcache/theme'.

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