Error in class_bbcode.php need help please

[Finger78]

I have been running my site now for a few weeks, have had it setup and untouched the way I want and in use for about a week. It has been working fine for days and now, suddenly my site gives me this error:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function handle_bbcode_item() in /example/example/forums/includes/class_bbcode.php on line 1317

Now, to fix this (at least i thought) I changed styles and out of the about 6 I had to choose from only about 3 worked, well as of last night only 1 is working and the rest (even the vB default style) gives this error.

Now I dont understand why or how the site could be working great for over a week (after all mods etc were in place) and now out of no where its going crazy and breaking the site.

I can access the forums bu typing in the default www.address.com/forums/ but when trying to view it in vBa it doesnt work at all.

I'm unsure what to try and vBa forums offer almost zero technical help (from what I see the forum seems almost untraveled) so I'm hoping someone here can offer some help. I'm not even sure if its really vBa or something else all together...

Please help!

[Marco van Herwaarden]

To troubleshoot this, please remove any hacks and disable your plugins, then see if you still have this problem.
Note: To temporarily disable the plugin system, edit config.php and add this line right under <?php

define('DISABLE_HOOKS', true);

If so, reupload all the original vB non-image files (except install.php). Make sure you upload these in ASCII format and overwrite the ones on the server.

If your problem still exists, please create a new Style with no Parent set. Now browse the forum using this new style, do you still have the same problems? If you are troubleshooting login or guest issues, you will need to set this style as board default in the vBulletin Options.

[Finger78]

I'll try this later after some sleep. thanks for the ultra fast response.

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Tried editing the config.php as you suggested then got this error:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function print_portal_output() in /home2/public_html/index.php on line 46

Which is calling to vBa index.php

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Disabling modifications will also make vBA not to function, vBA is a modification.

But does the vB forum work as it should now?

[Finger78]

The forum itself worked all along, but when trying to use the vBa portion it gives the error

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Then you really should be at the vBA website for an answer.

[Finger78]

I found the problem, it was with a poorly written theme, it required many filed for its operation and I stopped using it weeks ago, uninstalling the plugin and theme seems to have resolved the issue.

pb_wow is the theme in question

Thanks again

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I do have a question however, after uninstalling that my forums have changed something and when you click the "forums" link and it only displays the catagory listing rather then the catagory then the subforums under it.

How/what do I change to get the forums to list (when looking at the forum index) the Catagory then list the subforums under it?

[Lynne]

I think you are wanting to change one of the top options in vboptions > forum listing display options