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No, sorry for late reply.
The image is coded twice. One as a featured image, and another one as a featured image. I understand this isn’t an elegant solution.

You can set links to open in a new window, and depending on the browser it will open a new tab or window, but this is not recommended. Many people would not like that.

You have to modify functions.php and it’s annoying because this file is updated at each update, so you’ll have to redo your change after each WP update.

I’ve modified the original file, but I’m making a child theme now.

You have to make a child theme and modify header.php and style.css.

Not sure what a “home menu” is. Is that just a link to the index page?

Obviously, you’ve changed more than just your logo site. You must revert the change you’ve made.

I’m open to all ideas which help me customize the topbar.

Here’s a link to my website.

https://www.motornature.com/

Don’t you have FTP access or a control panel to check that your files are still there?

At the very least, you should have an indication of the disk space you’re using. If it’s down to zero, then, there’s a real problem.

You could use a smaller adsense banner, maybe 720 px wide instead of 970.

This is correct. The worst part of 3.8 is the ugly font.

I’ve been using this plugin for years

https://www.arnebrachhold.de/projects/wordpress-plugins/google-xml-sitemaps-generator/

and it’s fine, no need for WP to develop their own thing.

Yep, thanks Nordi, this wp-admin classic plugin is a step in the right direction, but my point is that there shall be a distinction between the people who use WP for fun, and those who use it for work. We have different needs and expectations.

I would like more contrast between the center of the page and the surrounding color. I mean your background could be darker.

Yeah, I wanted to focus on features, but design is also a regression. I can manage it though, what I hate is that it can’t list all my drafts, and that it doesn’t tell how many tags and categories and users I have.

I’d also like to get rid of the top nav bar which says “Howdy…” and give me useless links. I haven’t changed my “About” page nor my profile since I’ve installed WP 4 years ago. Are there people who updates their profile so frequently that they need a direct link to it?

Make no mistake, I still believe WP is a great tool, and I’ll keep on using it, but somehow I feel it’s starting to lose focus, or focus on the wrong things.