Title: 2.0.0 Upgrade
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# 2.0.0 Upgrade

 *  Plugin Author [Mathieu Viet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/imath/)
 * (@imath)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/200-upgrade/)
 * Hi WP Idea Stream users,
 * I’m about to upgrade the plugin (in about 1 hour or 2). As usual when ugrading
   a plugin, i strongly advise you to **backup your database and files**.
 * I’ve changed a lot of things to this plugin. Check the changelog of the plugin,
   when 2.0.0 will be released, for the most visible changes. One of the most important
   thing is a better use of the WordPress Rewrite API. The great benefit is that
   you won’t need anymore to change you permalink settings if you are using the 
   default WordPress setting.
 * For the people who will upgrade from version 1.2. Once done i invite you to go
   into the **IdeaStream Settings** Administration submenu. **At the very top of
   this page** you will see the **url to the page listing all your ideas**. It will
   not be site.url/is/all-ideas/ anymore but simply **site.url/is/**.
 * The IdeaStream navigation widget will automatically use this new url. But if 
   you have set a Nav menu link, you’ll need to change its url.
 * Another good new is that, in the IdeaStream settings page you will now be able
   to customize all the slugs of the plugin (e.g.: change ‘is’ for whatever you 
   like).
 * If you don’t like the new way IdeaStream is using the WordPress rewrite API, 
   you can roll back to a previous version of the plugin. Before doing so, just 
   make sure to delete the option having the meta_key **‘_ideastream_version’** 
   in the {table_prefix}**options** table of your WordPress database.
 * I’ve spent a lot of time testing this new version of the plugin, and i think 
   it’s good to go 🙂 I really hope no annoying bug will show up in your configuration
   that needs to be** at least WordPress 4.0**.
 * I hope you’ll like this version.
    Bye.
 * imath
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-idea-stream/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-idea-stream/)

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 *  [gd0g](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gd0g-1/)
 * (@gd0g-1)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/200-upgrade/#post-5345330)
 * Would it be possible to do a quick video on how to set idea stream up? IN particular
   getting a little lost where how you set up new ideas on the front end?
 *  Plugin Author [Mathieu Viet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/imath/)
 * (@imath)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/200-upgrade/#post-5345332)
 * Sure!
 * Here’s a video :
 *  [bengalliboy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bengalliboy/)
 * (@bengalliboy)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/200-upgrade/#post-5345375)
 * Hi imath:
    I have a setting question. How do I have the idea to show up on the
   front page? I could not get it to work: [http://khanslist.com/extensions/ideastream/](http://khanslist.com/extensions/ideastream/)
   Also when I click on add new idea it is showing all WP posts. Can you please 
   help? I am on skype: bengalliboy
 *  Plugin Author [Mathieu Viet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/imath/)
 * (@imath)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/200-upgrade/#post-5345376)
 * Hi [@bengalliboy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bengalliboy/)
 * > How do I have the idea to show up on the front page?
 * This is **not supported anymore** by the plugin, sorry.
 * Don’t try to create a page with the ideastream root slug, it would fail. In the
   settings of the plugin you’ll see a slug conflict.
 * Use nav menus or the built in widget to add links to the ideastream part you 
   want.
 * I went on your site, something must be wrong with the slugs you chose for ideastream.
   I see this is a website where you are testing various themes and extensions.
 * As you seem to have trouble, i advise you to do some local tests using a MAMP/
   WAMP/LAMP software. With no other plugin and default WordPress theme.
 *  [bengalliboy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bengalliboy/)
 * (@bengalliboy)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/200-upgrade/#post-5345377)
 * Thank you so much for the advice. Yes I massed up on my site and was trying to
   bring back everything. I think it is working now. Some framework that I had to
   update hurt me more than idea plugin. I am thinking to install a theme rather
   plugin. What do you think? All I want is to have some idea by my users and they
   can vote on each other. Display the most 3 voted ideas on top. What do you think?
   Again many thanks for the note
 *  [bengalliboy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bengalliboy/)
 * (@bengalliboy)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/200-upgrade/#post-5345378)
 * Bounjour [@imath](https://wordpress.org/support/users/imath/) –
    I finally looked
   on your video and got it installed. However It is giving me an error saying –
   page not found. Try this link: [http://khanslist.com/extensions/ideastream/](http://khanslist.com/extensions/ideastream/)
   I installed it via both widget and menu. Check the menu here on the top right
   [http://khanslist.com/extensions/](http://khanslist.com/extensions/) Please help
   me set this up – I really appreciate your help. I do have an entry for idea that
   I added. Don’t know why it is not showing. Can you come online? I am on skype:
   bengalliboy
 *  Plugin Author [Mathieu Viet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/imath/)
 * (@imath)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/200-upgrade/#post-5345379)
 * Have you tried first this :
 * > As you seem to have trouble, i advise you to do some local tests using a MAMP/
   > WAMP/LAMP software. With no other plugin and default WordPress theme.
 * Try to refresh your permalink settings by hitting the save permalink settings.
 * If it doesn’t change anything :
    **Make a backup of your database and files**.**
   Deactivate all plugins** even WP Idea Stream In Database remove all options beginning
   by **‘_ideastream’** in your wp_options table Use a **WordPress default theme**
   such as twentytwelve Activate WP Idea Stream **only** Go to IdeaStream Settings
   submenu **copy the url to the main archive page** of the plugin **without** changing
   any settings. Paste the url in the browser and check what’s going on.
 * If it doesn’t work. Try with a new install of WordPress. If you run a multisite.
   Create a new blog to test.
 * PS: I’d appreciate you don’t comment my entries on my Google plus profile. Support
   is here or on the plugin’s github repository.
 *  [bengalliboy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bengalliboy/)
 * (@bengalliboy)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/200-upgrade/#post-5345380)
 * Hi
    Thank you for your response. I put everything on my local drive and tested.
   I found out the plugin is not compatible with woocommerce canvas theme. So I 
   have installed another theme now and it is somehow working. The menu shows up
   and partial text shows up however instead of add idea option, it is displaying
   my comment, the default comment of the site. I think I am close I just need little
   config help. can you please suggest how to get the comment disable and get your
   plugin suggestion added. I will play with the SEO plugin meanwhile. I think permlink
   is also massed up on my site. Do you know any good seo plugin that works with
   your plugin? Many thanks for your help. Here is the links: Main site with menu:
   [http://khanslist.com/extensions/](http://khanslist.com/extensions/) Idea stream
   setting is showing: [http://khanslist.com/extensions/ideastream/](http://khanslist.com/extensions/ideastream/)
   but I am getting “page not found” Please help…..
 *  [bengalliboy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bengalliboy/)
 * (@bengalliboy)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/200-upgrade/#post-5345381)
 * Update: It was the way menus are being setup was causing problem. I think I have
   it working now on this new theme I have installed. Please check
    [http://khanslist.com/extensions/](http://khanslist.com/extensions/)
 * NExt I will try to go back to the other theme I have. Before that I will upgrade
   woocommerce latest (2.2.8) and come back to the theme I had originally
    Stay 
   tuned. I will let you know how it goes. Phew 🙂 !!! What a releaf
 *  Plugin Author [Mathieu Viet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/imath/)
 * (@imath)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/200-upgrade/#post-5345382)
 * Yes it’s working 🙂
 * So there might be a problem with canvas or woocommerce. I’m very interested to
   know if it’s the theme (canvas) or the plugin (woocommerce) that is generating
   the weird behavior you submitted at first place.
 * Thanks for your feedback.
 *  [bengalliboy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bengalliboy/)
 * (@bengalliboy)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/200-upgrade/#post-5345385)
 * Hi
    I finally got the time and test it thoroughly one at a time with other plugins…
   I think the ideastream has issue for sure with canvas theme. It does not work
   and the permlinks are massed up for the plugin. Now I tested with woocommerce
   2.2.7 and it works however I had same issue with woocommerce 2.2.8 it does not
 * I really appreciate if you can download or test with woocommerce latest and the
   canvus theme and let me know that would be great. Many thanks for your help
 *  Plugin Author [Mathieu Viet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/imath/)
 * (@imath)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/200-upgrade/#post-5345397)
 * If it’s canvas, as it’s a premium theme, i will not be able to look at it.
 * I’ll try to look at woo commerce this we. Thanks for your feedback

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