Thematic

OK, having done a fair bit of research, I think I’ve found a few ways to get the theme sorted and/or restore d4d to its former glory.

Because of the way the style switcher works/worked, I think it’s more likely to need a retrograde step instead of a progressive one. But it’s still a pain in the arse that it needs doing at all.

As Gordon points out in the comments to the post below, yes, WP’s Development Blog kind of mentions themes. Back in December. And that’s fair enough. However, what’s not fair enough is that the upgrade instructions don’t mention them at all, nor how much they’re likely to really fuck up the blog’s appearance ’til you figure it out or think “Oh fuck it, I’ll stick with that theme for now“, which is what I did.

Now, without blowing my own trumpet too much, I know what I’m doing when it comes to websites, PHP, databases, and the like. But if Joe Public were to try upgrading WP the way I did, he/she’d be right up shit creek, with no hints or pointers towards a clue at all.

And that’s not the way to do business, or to keep users.