ArielUK

Hi solarcrash – Yep, I just copied & pasted the contents of the directory I wanted to use into the Default directory, over-writing whatever was there. So far (touch wood) no problems to report, I just have to remember to update both themes when I make a change to the site.

You can see it in action at https://www.northstardeli.com – the theme is an adapted version of Dropshadow, but it’s currently running out of the Default folder.

Quick update – possible fix (not ideal though…)

I replaced the files in the ‘Default’ theme directory with the files for my custom theme. That way if WP decides to revert to ‘default’ it will end up displaying the same theme as the custom… I just have to remember to update both sets of themes if I make any changes, which isn’t ideal, but might do for now until someone comes up with a definitive answer, yes?

Just wondering – any sign of a definite fix yet..? Having the exact same problem with a client site at the moment.

In case this adds anything to the diagnosis process:

I first installed (WP 2.05) the site in question on a test domain, and then transferred it over to the regular domain, using the WP-myphpadmin plugin to alter the ‘home’ and ‘siteurl’ values as specified in https://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/site-url/.

It was only after the site had been transferred to the new domain that the revert-to-default problem kicked in – there was absolutely no sign of it on the old test domain.

Maybe something will occur to someone more technically competent than me on that basis..?

I’m getting the same problem with a WordPress site I’m working on at the moment. None of my browsers are able to display the link as they don’t recognise the ‘feed:’ protocol. But the feed itself is detected and read okay by Sage (Firefox RSS reader plug-in).

I’ve searched the support pages and forums with no luck – could someone suggest what the problem is please?