houndsgood

It looks like I can.

btw, thanks forbearing with me. I really don’t know what I am doing, as you can tell.

I have access to my host’s control panel, but not wp-admin. I have a monthly backup that appears to have been made before this all went down (hopefully.)

I don’t know whether i should download blog.sql or everything all of the .sql files. Do I just backup all of them?

I was able to download a fresh copy of my theme just in case.

Thank you for responding~

Okay – let’s see if I can understand this.Sorry for all the questions. I have never done anything like this before and have about 5 years of posts to lose.

1) When you say re upload all files and folders – should I do a backup?

2) Can I just switch my theme to the default WordPress theme and then switch it back rather than messing with my folder theme name? Why would labeling it “old” make a difference?

3) When I rename my theme “-old” – can I change it back later and use my old theme?

4) After this, will I be able to get into my admin panel at this point to do the upgrade? My host told me I needed to upgrade from there.

5) when you say upload all files and folders – you mean just reinstall WP – right?
Please bear with me and thank you for your patience.