Updating from 2.7 to 2.8.4 without breaking design

  • Resolved diecastfast

    (@diecastfast)


    14 years, 7 months ago

    I have tried updating to the latest version from 2.7 but it breaks my design. Is it possible to do this? If so, how?

    Help much appreciated!

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  • byurick

    (@byurick)

    14 years, 7 months ago

    You can try to set up a local version of wordpress 2.8 (on your machine) with a copy of your existing blog and try to fix the design issues before you actually make the changeover on the live server.

    Samuel B

    (@samboll)

    14 years, 7 months ago

    how does it “break” it? What is the theme?

    Thread Starter diecastfast

    (@diecastfast)

    14 years, 7 months ago

    samboll, it is a custom theme. I have 150+ domains that use the same theme and when I tried it on a sandbox domain, it messed everything up. Now I am concerned about security and having the latest version.

    Is it possible to upload only certain files from the 2.8.4 to avoid breaking the design?

    Samuel B

    (@samboll)

    14 years, 7 months ago

    try upgrading your sandbox incrementally
    http://wordpress.org/download/release-archive/

    Thread Starter diecastfast

    (@diecastfast)

    14 years, 7 months ago

    I uploaded everything except the /themes folder and it worked! Delighted to be on the newest version, though the update process is time-consuming on 159 domains. 😉

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