Go to http://OrchardProject.net.
Click on Gallery.
Click on Themes.
Browse through and select one you want to try out.
Click the Download button.
It will immediately try to save Orchard.Theme.XXXXXX.nupkg. Save that to your system.
Go to your site and login as an administrator.
From your dashboard, choose Themes
Click on install a theme from your computer
It asks for a location.
Browse to the Orchard.Theme.XXXXXXX.nupkg file.
Choose Open
Choose Install
Enable your new theme
You should now see it in your Orchard dashboard in the themes section.
Hit the Enable link below it.
Now you can choose it as the current theme. When you do, it is live immediately.
It is now ready for you to switch themes.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Installing Orchard on DatabaseMart.com
This was not a straightforward process.
Create the site on Helms.
Go to your Parallels Helms control panel, usually http://cp.YourSite.com.
Log in.
Domains - Create Site
Create the database on Helms.
Under your domain, go MS Sql Databases - Create.
Set a user account and a password.
Grab the connection string from here.
Make sure it is ready by navigating to http://YourSite.com.
Download and install Orchard on your local machine.
I couldn't get that to work through WebMatrix, so I downloaded and copied the source code to my local machine under My Documents\Visual Studio\Projects\Orchard. Then I opened the whole thing in Visual Studio through the Orchard.sln file.
Try to run it. Just hit F5.
It will ask for a connection string. Use the one from above when you created your database.
Understand that although your site is running locally, it is using the live database from when you'll be live later. You won't need to make any config changes after install.
Choose Build-Publish website.
Enter your FTP account information.
Important: Upload the site to ftp://ftp.YourSite.com under the wwwroot directory.
Try to run it by navigating to http://www.YourSite.com.
It should work just fine now.
Troubleshooting:
Directory Listing Denied
Make sure that extentionless URLs are allowed by asking the site admin it switch you to ASP.NET 4.0. It allows extensionless URLs by default.
If that doesn't do it, you'll allow them by editing web.config.
Also, be careful. This error will occur if you install to the root directory instead of to wwwroot.
Permissions; Can't
Change the app pool from a shared app pool to an isolated app pool.
If that doesn't work, you can try changing the permissions to 777 in all directories under App_Data. But the app pool fix will usually work. Try that first.
Server Unavailable
Change the app pool from a shared app pool to an isolated app pool.
Create the site on Helms.
Go to your Parallels Helms control panel, usually http://cp.YourSite.com.
Log in.
Domains - Create Site
Create the database on Helms.
Under your domain, go MS Sql Databases - Create.
Set a user account and a password.
Grab the connection string from here.
Make sure it is ready by navigating to http://YourSite.com.
Download and install Orchard on your local machine.
I couldn't get that to work through WebMatrix, so I downloaded and copied the source code to my local machine under My Documents\Visual Studio\Projects\Orchard. Then I opened the whole thing in Visual Studio through the Orchard.sln file.
Try to run it. Just hit F5.
It will ask for a connection string. Use the one from above when you created your database.
Understand that although your site is running locally, it is using the live database from when you'll be live later. You won't need to make any config changes after install.
Choose Build-Publish website.
Enter your FTP account information.
Important: Upload the site to ftp://ftp.YourSite.com under the wwwroot directory.
Try to run it by navigating to http://www.YourSite.com.
It should work just fine now.
Troubleshooting:
Directory Listing Denied
Make sure that extentionless URLs are allowed by asking the site admin it switch you to ASP.NET 4.0. It allows extensionless URLs by default.
If that doesn't do it, you'll allow them by editing web.config.
Also, be careful. This error will occur if you install to the root directory instead of to wwwroot.
Permissions; Can't
Change the app pool from a shared app pool to an isolated app pool.
If that doesn't work, you can try changing the permissions to 777 in all directories under App_Data. But the app pool fix will usually work. Try that first.
Server Unavailable
Change the app pool from a shared app pool to an isolated app pool.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Unusual business art -- GapingVoid
Want some fresh, out-of-the-box motivational art for your business? Take a look at http://GapingVoid.com. Don't want any art? Look anyway -- it's a blast.
Hugh McLeod is a sometimes profane and sometimes profound different thinker whose art inspires the same in those who look at it. If your business is the type of place that has those hideously boring but safe motivational poster scattered about then Gaping Void isn't for you.
But if you want something different that forces the mind into an unusually creative space, consider decorating your walls with these.
My personal favorite is from his SXSW collection, called simply "Texas - SXSW 2010". I like it because it reflects the thoughts of so many of my fellow Texans (not that I share their beliefs). Enjoy here.
Hugh McLeod is a sometimes profane and sometimes profound different thinker whose art inspires the same in those who look at it. If your business is the type of place that has those hideously boring but safe motivational poster scattered about then Gaping Void isn't for you.
But if you want something different that forces the mind into an unusually creative space, consider decorating your walls with these.
My personal favorite is from his SXSW collection, called simply "Texas - SXSW 2010". I like it because it reflects the thoughts of so many of my fellow Texans (not that I share their beliefs). Enjoy here.
Agile Gadgets creates mobile software programs for smallish businesses.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Small businesses need UPSs
All of your computer and networking equipment should be powered through a Battery Backup/Uninterruptable Power Supply(UPS). The common power strip is not very good protection. The only brand of UPS that I currently use is APC (American Power Conversion). These have great surge protection and also allow your systems to run through brownouts and outages. The inexpensive ($35-$90) models protect against surges but the models that start at $100 usually have protection from brown outs also. If you have a UPS and it is over 2 yrs old, it most likely needs a new battery. You can order a new battery from APC or get one locally from BatteriesPlus. www.apc.com
Agile Gadgets creates mobile software programs for smallish businesses. Orion Technology Solutions is the technology department for small businesses in the far north Dallas Metro area. They can be reached at 972.369.8540.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
How to get rid of Antivirus 2010
If you get a pop up that says you have been infected with a bunch of viruses from an anti-virus program that you did not install (such as Antivirus 2010 – which doesn’t really exist), you are being attacked by a variant of the SmitFraud virus. You should NEVER let it scan your computer or do anything to it. My clients that have immediately shut off their computers using the power button have been able to avoid getting an irreparable infection. If you get malicious pop-ups when you reboot your computer, then you should call a computer professional to remove it, if you don’t get pop-ups then you should update your anti-malware program and perform a complete deep scan of your computer before continuing to use it.
Agile Gadgets creates mobile software programs for smallish businesses. Orion Technology Solutions is the technology department for small businesses in the far north Dallas Metro area. They can be reached at 972.369.8540.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
What is Phishing?
Phishing is an attempt via email, Facebook, Twitter and Linked-In, to get you to give personal information to a criminal 3rd party. The basic scam is to send you an email that says you need to log into your bank account and verify a problem of some sort, the email provides a link to the site where you need to log in – EXCEPT it goes to a fraudulent site that records your username and password to be used later to steal money from you. Most banks and sites like Ebay and Paypal no longer send emails with links. If you get a mail like this -- and you will -- either call your financial institution directly or close the email and open a new browser window and type in the address of the site – DO NOT CLICK on the email. If you did click on the email, be sure and update your anti-virus and do a full system scan.
Agile Gadgets creates mobile software programs for smallish businesses. Orion Technology Solutions is the technology department for small businesses in the far north Dallas Metro area. They can be reached at 972.369.8540.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Free Antivirus – Microsoft Security Essentials
Microsoft has released a free anti-malware program that fights viruses, spyware, trojans and root-kits. It is a free download for designed for end users that aren’t on domain based networks. It does not use as many resources as some of the other name-brand virus protection systems and does not include a firewall (but all versions of Windows from XP on do have a built in firewall – so one is not needed.) Before you install any anti-virus including Microsoft Security Essentials, you should completely uninstall any other anti-virus programs and do a restart. You may download it for free at: http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/
Agile Gadgets creates mobile software programs for smallish businesses. Orion Technology Solutions is the technology department for small businesses in the far north Dallas Metro area. They can be reached at 972.369.8540.
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