Help! Just installed Outline Omega theme and it didn't work properly

[S Mac]

I've just tried to download this theme but it's left my forum in a mess. Is there a problem with the theme that i'm unaware of, or have I missed something? Will 'reset all themes' help?

[Chalky]

Outline Omega theme is a version 1 theme and as such is not compatible with version 2 forums - of course it messed up your forum    No, resetting themes won't help, that's different.  You need to switch to default theme, adding ?theme=1 at the end of your forum url should do this (eg. forum.com/index.php?theme=1), then remove the offending theme and look for a new one that is compatible with your forum version 

[S Mac]

 ???Wish somebody had told me that before...never mind. Can I not just change the theme back where it says overall forum default?  Thanks!! 

[Chalky]

Yes you can change the theme back that way.  I just didn't know how badly your forum was messed up and whether you could access that.  The ?theme=1 trick is a "get me out of here quick" solution that usually works even when the normal methods fail 

[S Mac]

Phew!  Brilliant, thanks!

[Chalky]

No problem    When looking for a new theme, you should consider only those compatible with v2.0 onwards, best to avoid any themes for the earlier RC versions too.

[S Mac]

Yes! Will do! Thanks