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Admin tools blocks the access to the Helix template on this site: https://mavendesignstudio.com/

See screen shot: http://take.ms/aEN7w

It is the only template installed on the site.

I read through this post first: https://www.akeebabackup.com/support/admin-tools/Ticket/29590-cloaking-helix-ultimate-template-sp-page-builder.html
and tried to implement what was suggested but I am still unable to access the Helix Template.

The security logs show this: http://take.ms/2pBnL

I tried adding the following words (many variations because I couldn't get it to work) to the List of allowed tmpl= keywords:

• template

• template=shaper_helixultimate

• shaper_helixultimate

• https://mavendesignstudio.com/index.php?template=shaper_helixultimate

See screenshot of cloaking section: http://take.ms/xYyxo

Is there another step that I'm missing or a different keyword needed?

Thanks,

Karen

Karen,

Let's try this: Go to Web Application Firewall, Configure WAF, on the Cloaking tab, set "Allow site templates" to Yes.

Hi Dale,

Yes, that worked. I didn't try that option earlier because the tool tip said it was only for sites using more than one template at the same time, which is not the case here.

Are there other security concerns that I should be aware of when this is set to yes?

What would have been the correct keyword in the tmpl parameter?

Thank you,

Karen

Karen,

The security risk is pretty small. It prevents Admin Tools from stopping an attacker from switching templates. Joomla! can still stop it. That's a pretty small risk.

There are two very similar error codes in play here, tmpl and template. You were adjusting tmpl values, the error was a template setting. Right church, wrong pew. You couldn't fix it from the setting you were changing.

OK, understood. I thought I was following the directions that were given in the previous post I referenced. https://www.akeebabackup.com/support/admin-tools/Ticket/29590-cloaking-helix-ultimate-template-sp-page-builder.html

Perhaps I misunderstood the direction there.

Cheers,

Karen

These are two different errors, they just happen to be the same template. Your error in the log was "template=" where #29590 was a "tmpl=" error. They sound similar, but are different errors with different solutions.

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