Need WP 2.6 Update — But I’ve Modified My Theme!

  • I am currently using WordPress 2.5, but I read in the Codex that in order to install the “Press This” function, I need to upgrade to WP 2.6. (Of course, it’s time to upgrade anyway.) The trouble is that when I attempt to upgrade using Fantastico off of my cPanel, I get a message saying that IF I’ve modified my theme then I should NOT click “Upgrade Now”.

    But I HAVE modified my theme! I’ve added code under the Header, Sidebar and Body, and I’ve changed a few little things. (My basic theme is called “mm3,” but I’ve changed maybe 5% of the code across 3 or 4 component files.)

    So, is this a Catch-22 or something? If I upgrade to WP2.6, will it undo all the work I did to modify my theme — or will it do much worse? Then again, if I don’t upgrade then I’ll be missing all the new features and functionality of WordPress (including “Press This”). I’m afraid to click that “Upgrade Now” button for fear of losing a lot of work on my theme that was accomplished through no small agony. I know I won’t lose content (existing pages and blog entries), but what about design elements? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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  • If upgrading with Fantastico is your only option, why not just FTP to your site and copy your current theme’s directory to your local PC?

    Then click “Upgrade Now”

    When it is done, FTP back up to your site and upload the theme.

    See also Upgrading_WordPress and FTP_Clients

    Thread Starter 818493

    Thank you, Thank you Handy. I am truly embarrassed — such a simple, logical solution. I hope you folks can bear with a newbie like me who is developing his first significant online presence.

    I did what you suggested, only instead of downloading the whole theme to my hard disk, I only downloaded those component files which I knew I had changed. So my “insurance policy” is now on my hard disk.

    Don’t think I’ll need to cash in on that insurance, however, because after updating to WP 2.6, my blog page (www.sustainable-ny.org) showed no visible changes. The ominous Fantastico warning about modified themes had really spooked me, but alas, nothing terrible has happened.

    Thank you again — you’ve saved me days of agonizing and pondering!

    Glad you got it sorted — Happy blogging!

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