Website not showing after installed supee-6788

Question

Lately i have tried to install supee-6788 patch for my website.

But that patch is not installing. So, i found one accepted solution from here. That shows, replace .htaccess file with fresh .htaccess file. I have done same as . Now, patch was installed successfully.

Then, suddenly homepage is not showing anything.

My website is : https://www.depoto.com/

Answer 1

I'd check System -> Permissions -> Blocks and ensure the blocks you're using have a status of Allowed.

Similar to: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33433109/applying-supee-6788-it-removes-static-block-on-home-page

Answer 2

This is case in point why it's essential to install security patches on a staging environment prior to porting over to production.

Take the following actions to remedy the situation:

1. Revert the patch
2. Clone your production site onto a staging environment
3. Install the patch on the staging environment.
4. Debug until functionality is 100% as expected.

In this instance, it would seem like the product block you're expecting is no longer there due to it not being whitelisted.

Check out these posts for help on that front:

New patch supee-6788 how to apply patch

APPSEC-1057 How to add variables or blocks to the white list tables