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1. colvin
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   While trying to work thru a WP upgrade, I somehow deleted the original Classic and Default themes. I've been able to find the new versions of these themes and uploaded them, but the Presentation Panel shows them as broken, without style sheet. Apparently many other themes rely on the style sheets of these original themes, as other newly acquired themes also show up as broken.

   Where can I find the original Classic and Default themes that came with WP version 1.5? And once I get those back, how do I upgrade them to be widget-ready?

   Thanks for help and advice.

2. whooami
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   you get them by downloading the zips ..

   http://wordpress.org/download/release-archive/

   you want to make wordpress 1.5 widget ready? you might want to rethink your priorities a bit. A widget ready wordpress 1.5 install is useless once your site is hacked.

3. colvin
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Thanks for the lead. I'll go there right away.

   Actually, I'm already on 2.0 with Sidebar Widgets installed and working. But during some maintenance, I deleted the original Kubrick and Classic themes. I've read that many other themes rely somehow on these standard WP themes, which must be installed for their own themes to work.

   I'll probably eventually end up on 2.3.1, but my original effort in that direction last week was not worrisome. I'm frightened about loss of my category structure, which is central to my blog -- so I'm sticking with 2.0 for the time being.

4. whooami
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   2.0 is a far cry from 1.5 .. make sure youre on 2.0.11 though.

   as far as what youre talking about, thats crap.. there is nothing in 2.0 themes that depends on an older 1.5 theme. Atleast not that I am aware of.

5. colvin
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Just visited the archive-release page. I see that the Classic and Default themes are not available separately, but are contained within the WP installation itself.

   That's my problem. I do not want to reinstall the earlier version just to retrieve the two themes.

6. colvin
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Yes, I've been running 2.0.11 for months now.

7. whooami
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   you dont install them.

   you download the zips, and extract the contents. the themes are inside the zips.

8. colvin
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   I have found copies of updated Classic and Default themes that are bundled inside 2.3. I saved them over into my 2.0.11 installation, but they show up broken, without stylesheet.

9. colvin
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Hmmm, I think I understand. I should download and unzip WP 2.0.11, and just pull the two themes out separately and upload them. Correct?

10. whooami
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    EVERY zip file has two themes inside it. classic and default. There are changes from release to release, and several changes have been made to those themes to accommodate changes in the core WordPress files.

    You cannot use a WordPress 1.5 theme with a WordPress 2.0.x install without making modifications to the theme.

    Conversely, you cannot use a WordPress 2.3 theme with WordPress 2.0 without making changes to the theme.

    If you are using 2.0, and you need the two defualt themes, then you download THE ZIP for the release you are using, and you upload those TWO themes to where they belong.

    Im existing this topic pronto as you have not been clear in what you are trying to accomplish and the information you have provided thus far is contradictory and confusing.

    Good luck.

11. colvin
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    OK. Found 'em. Will upload back into my current installation and see what happens.

12. colvin
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    Well, gosh. I tried to be clear. Anyway, thanks for yr help as I think you've solved my problem.

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