Style variation switch not available for users

[Case]

Affected version

2.3.3

As admin, I can see the little icon in the footer to select light/dark etc. None of our users can though. I had to remove the <xf:if is="$xf.visitor.canChangeStyleVariation($xf.style)"> check from PAGE_CONTAINER to allow users to see it.

I'm using a child of the default style as my only enabled style. The parent default style is disabled.

 

[Mr Lucky]

Did you see my response to your thread:

XF 2.3 Post in thread 'Is there a setting to enable the style variation picker?'

Sep 13, 2024

There may be a bit of a bug here.

If the parent style is available for users and they choose that parent style, but subsequently you admin then disable the parent for user selection (and make child the default) , then the users style automatically switches to the child (as the only available style), but it has no variations.

If you re-enable parent for users and they then choose child, then you disable parent it all seems to work

• Mr Lucky

I'm not saying this is definitely the same issue, but I think it is worth you checking.

And my own bug report:

Fixed Thread 'Child style has no variations when parent becomes disabled (if user had previously chosen parent)'

Sep 13, 2024

Steps to reproduce:

Where there is parent style (default) and a child style and both have variations and both styles are available for user selection

• User chooses the parent style
• Subsequently admin then makes child the default and disables the parent for user selection
• User's style automatically switches to the child (as expected - the only available style)

Result: user sees child style but without any variation selection available.

If you re-enable parent for users and they then choose child, then you disable parent it all seems to work

• Mr Lucky
• Replies: 1
• Forum: Resolved bug reports

• 

 

[Case]

Did you see my response to your thread:

XF 2.3 Post in thread 'Is there a setting to enable the style variation picker?'

Sep 13, 2024

There may be a bit of a bug here.

If the parent style is available for users and they choose that parent style, but subsequently you admin then disable the parent for user selection (and make child the default) , then the users style automatically switches to the child (as the only available style), but it has no variations.

If you re-enable parent for users and they then choose child, then you disable parent it all seems to work

• Mr Lucky

I'm not saying this is definitely the same issue, but I think it is worth you checking.

And my own bug report:

Fixed Thread 'Child style has no variations when parent becomes disabled (if user had previously chosen parent)'

Sep 13, 2024

Steps to reproduce:

Where there is parent style (default) and a child style and both have variations and both styles are available for user selection

• User chooses the parent style
• Subsequently admin then makes child the default and disables the parent for user selection
• User's style automatically switches to the child (as expected - the only available style)

Result: user sees child style but without any variation selection available.

If you re-enable parent for users and they then choose child, then you disable parent it all seems to work

• Mr Lucky
• Replies: 1
• Forum: Resolved bug reports

• 

Yeah, not sure I really follow though. So, I need to enable the parent style and then disable it again?

 

[Mr Lucky]

Yeah, not sure I really follow though. So, I need to enable the parent style and then disable it again?

See the bug report I linked, If it isn't the case what you are getting is something different.