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In rare cases you may notice a message on the bottom of your forum that states that your forum is missing the SMF copyright. | In rare cases you may notice a message on the bottom of your forum that states that your forum is missing the SMF copyright. The SMF software has been designed to detect whether an approved version of the copyright notice has been used on your forum. Chances are it is a minor issue and is easy to resolve. | ||
There are a few reasons why the missing copyright message might be showing: | There are a few reasons why the missing copyright message might be showing: | ||
'''Editing the copyright message''' -You | '''Editing the copyright message''' - You removed required information from the copyright string "$forum_copyright", you edited [http://support.simplemachines.org/function_db/index.php?action=view_function;id=235 function theme_copyright], or you removed the call to "theme_copyright()" from your theme. Any of these actions is most likely a violation of the [http://www.simplemachines.org/about/license.php SMF license agreement]. The generally-approved method of adding additional copyright information (pertaining to a site, theme, or mod) is to add this after the call to "theme_copyright" in index.template.php. | ||
'''Theme incompatibility''' - Installing a theme intended for 1.1 on 1.0, or 2.0 and vice-versa, will most likely cause the message to appear. Consult the author of the theme to make it compatible with your theme or use a different theme that is compatible with your version. The Default, Babylon and Classic (YaBB SE) themes will work on all versions of SMF as long as their template files were updated properly during each upgrade. | '''Theme incompatibility''' - Installing a theme intended for 1.1 on 1.0, or 2.0 and vice-versa, will most likely cause the message to appear. Consult the author of the theme to make it compatible with your theme or use a different theme that is compatible with your version. The Default, Babylon and Classic (YaBB SE) themes will work on all versions of SMF as long as their template files were updated properly during each upgrade. | ||
'''In process of upgrading''' - If you are upgrading from some version of 1.0 to some version of 1.1, you | '''In process of upgrading''' - If you are upgrading from some version of 1.0 to some version of 1.1, you might encounter this message as the files upload. Once all the files have been uploaded, and upgrade.php has been run, this notice should disappear. | ||
Revision as of 20:47, 7 February 2011
In rare cases you may notice a message on the bottom of your forum that states that your forum is missing the SMF copyright. The SMF software has been designed to detect whether an approved version of the copyright notice has been used on your forum. Chances are it is a minor issue and is easy to resolve.
There are a few reasons why the missing copyright message might be showing:
Editing the copyright message - You removed required information from the copyright string "$forum_copyright", you edited function theme_copyright, or you removed the call to "theme_copyright()" from your theme. Any of these actions is most likely a violation of the SMF license agreement. The generally-approved method of adding additional copyright information (pertaining to a site, theme, or mod) is to add this after the call to "theme_copyright" in index.template.php.
Theme incompatibility - Installing a theme intended for 1.1 on 1.0, or 2.0 and vice-versa, will most likely cause the message to appear. Consult the author of the theme to make it compatible with your theme or use a different theme that is compatible with your version. The Default, Babylon and Classic (YaBB SE) themes will work on all versions of SMF as long as their template files were updated properly during each upgrade.
In process of upgrading - If you are upgrading from some version of 1.0 to some version of 1.1, you might encounter this message as the files upload. Once all the files have been uploaded, and upgrade.php has been run, this notice should disappear.
