WP Upgrade
The upgrade went smoothly, but, operator error highlighted the value of backing up files before beginning any upgrade. I finished backup of the database and site files. Then I proceeded to begin FTPing the new files to the site, but I forgot to deactivate plugins first. I restored the old files, accessed the site, deactivated plugins, and resumed overwriting old files with new files.
Everything appears to be operating smoothly. So far, the changes must have been behind the scenes, because everything looks normal visually.
And don’t worry about the theme change — just trying something different on my eyes for a day or two.
I like this new look. Very snazzy.
I second Maripat. I like the new theme and everything lines up in Firefox.
I just need to put a polar bear peeking into the header, and I’ll be mostly happy. A couple of font changes on the sidebar would help. And I know this background color is tough for some people to see on the comments box. If I can figure out how to mod those items (and I can — it’s more a matter of when), I might keep this one.
And with very little effort, I resolved my sidebar complaints. Adding a polar bear image somewhere — probably in the header and the comment box background color will follow.
Test — checking comment box and text colors. Will this work visually for everyone? Let me know what you think.
And a bear is on the masthead. Yes, I realize bears don’t go with flowers, but I’ll try it and see how it goes.