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SMF Support => SMF 1.1.x Support => Topic started by: APDamien on December 01, 2024, 12:41:13 AM

Title: Re: board does not have a valid parent
Post by: APDamien on December 01, 2024, 12:41:13 AM
I ran into this problem as well. I can't remember exactly how I got there, but it involved creating two boards in a new section, then trying to reorder them -- I think I tried to make the first board come after the second and they both ended up detached.

I stumbled into a fix: there's a way to make a "Salvage Area" appear with  "Salvaged Topics". Going in  there I was able to move the boards to where I wanted them.

Maybe somebody who's more of an expert can reply with the "how to" for this, for the use of future admins who run into this problem.
Title: Re: Re: board does not have a valid parent
Post by: Arantor on December 01, 2024, 11:22:04 AM
If it happens it's an accident (though can be caused a little more intentionally if you do this in multiple tabs at the same time) - but the find/fix repairs routine will repair them and let you reorganise them once again.
Title: Re: Re: board does not have a valid parent
Post by: APDamien on December 04, 2024, 02:28:52 PM
Quote from: Arantor on December 01, 2024, 11:22:04 AMIf it happens it's an accident (though can be caused a little more intentionally if you do this in multiple tabs at the same time) - but the find/fix repairs routine will repair them and let you reorganise them once again.
Is find/fix the same as "Salvaged Topics"? Or a different way of fixing the problem?
Title: Re: Re: board does not have a valid parent
Post by: Arantor on December 04, 2024, 03:36:02 PM
It's literally the same thing.

All it's done is say 'I have a board that isn't valid, I'm just going to make a new one whose name is Salvaged Topics and move things into it'