pajamadeen

It’s displaying just fine in Firefox.

you can find me at mightyjuju (at) gmail (dot) com

Um…you didn’t provide any contact info?

“besides, there are other search engines.”

there are? (juuuuuuuuuuuuuuuust kidding, couldn’t resist this one)

@whooami wrote: “and is this entire thread about hacks to pre 2.8.4 installs???”

you go, girl! yes, this entire thread is actually about bad things that happen to people who don’t keep their WordPress installs current. amazing, isn’t it? 5 pages of this. (thanks for sharing!)

folks, you can’t upgrade “just once a year” because you “feel like it,” if you want the max protection available at any given time from WordPress. it IS your fault if you don’t/can’t/won’t keep your installs current – whether you do them yourselves or pay someone to do them.

it’s just laziness, not to upgrade, compounded by a lack of knowledge. btw, i have about 9 blogs. they all get upgraded when there’s a WP upgrade. is it a pita? yeah, kinda. but the whole thing is done in less than an hour – a small price to pay for keeping installs as safe as possible.

@kirkpete – a troll? whooami is the most knowledgeable WP person i’ve ever met. whooami just wants people to _think_ and learn. has donated hundreds, if not thousands, of hours to the message boards, teaching people, etc.

You’re not supplying any way to contact you…

Do this:

• Make a backup of your mysql database in the manage/backup area of your WP dashboard. You do have a WP backup plugin, right?
• Make sure the two default WP themes are in your wp-content/themes folder (Classic and Default themes).
• Deactivate all plugins.
• Upgrade from 2.1 to 2.3.
• Backup your new database.
• Upgrade from 2.3 to 2.6.5. Be sure to fill out the secret key info in your wp-config.php file.
• Re-activate plugins.
• Backup mysql db again.

You’re done. ??

Don’t use Fantsstico to install either. To make a long story short, Fantastico can create problems down the road with WordPress. Upgrade manually. Like whooami said.