Created categories don't show on front page

Wargog

peregrine

is the url chat or general-chat.

chat doesn't give an error.

http://codefoliage.us.to/forum/index.php?p=/categories/chat

Wargog

The url is now chat, I deleted the old one and created a new one, it still doesn't show on the home page though

peregrine

your rewritebase is not uncommented. post your .htaccess and not an image - just post the code.

remove the #

and point it to your folder.

if located in vanilla folder
ReWriteBase /vanilla

if located in forum folder
ReWriteBase /forum

unless you have it root
ReWriteBase /

also what folder is your vanilla located.

also you shouldn't allow applicants and unconfirmed to add comments, unless you want alot of spam.

also you have no discussions. and only one category.

peregrine

if you still can't solve, and this is a new install and you can't solve it. I would re-install and start over.

http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/comment/199091/#Comment_199091

Is it a fresh install - of did you upgrade?

you could post your confog.php (not a screenshot). - minus passwords and sensitive info.

Wargog

Ok, I got it, I had to add a post to the category first, I didn't think to do that in the first place. Thank you for your help, and I have uncommented that line and added the path as directed. What is the htaccess file even doing here that it is so important? Nothing to do with the issue I had, just curious.

peregrine

if you use rewrite urls it will enable it to work properly in all instances.

you can search rewrite on the forum.

e.g.

http://codefoliage.us.to/forum/categories/chat
pretty url's

http://vanillaforums.org/categories/developers

vs.

http://codefoliage.us.to/forum/index.php?p=/categories/chat