Umbraco Simple Starter Kit Object Not Set Error

"Friendly Ghost" or "Designit Green" skin with the "Simple Starter Kit" Error Overview

When installing either the "Friendly Ghost" or "Designit Green" skin with the "Simple Starter Kit", a reference to a macro which does not exist is used causing an "Object reference not set to an instance of an object." error on line 21 of "umbraco.cms.businesslogic.macro.MacroModel..ctor".

Error Display If Custom Errors Are On

Error Display If Custom Errors Are Off / RemoteOnly

If, like our hosting, you set custom errors to On or RemoteOnly, the error will present itself as follows:

Resolving The Simple Starter Kit with Designit Green Skin Error

In the Umbraco Admin interface:

1. Navigate to Settings.
2. Locate the Starterkit Master template.
3. Delete the call to the BlogRssFeedLink macro:
       ie. remove the following line:
     <umbraco:macro alias="BlogRssFeedLink" runat="server"></umbraco:macro>
4. Save your changes to the template.

Loading your Designit Green home and other pages should now work:

Resolving The Simple Starter Kit with Friendly Ghost Skin Error

The process for both skins are very similar, however the templates differ slightly and the line which is removed also includes an id.

In the Umbraco Admin interface:

1. Navigate to Settings.
2. Locate the Starterkit Master template.
3. Delete the call to the BlogRssFeedLink macro:
        ie. remove the following line:
        <umbraco:macro id="Macro1" alias="BlogRssFeedLink" runat="server"></umbraco:macro>
4. Save your changes to the template.

Loading your home and other pages should now work:

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