Widgets
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Hello,
I’m assuming I have the latest version of WordPress since I just downloaded it a month ago, but maybe not. I’m new to this, but a colleague of mine has a different default theme than me, that has widgets, and i’m trying to figure out why I don’t have widgets too.
My default theme is: WordPress Default 1.6 by Michael Heilemann
The default WordPress theme based on the famous Kubrick.She tells me that hers says, “The default WordPress theme complete with customizable header and widgits based on the famous Kubrick.
Does she have a different version of WordPress than I? How do I get widgets??
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Widget support is built-in with WordPress 2.3. Check the bottom of your admin pages for the version number.
If you have version 2.3 or later, go to “Presentation” then “Widgets”
You can get more widgets at http://widgets.wordpress.com/
Thanks! It looks like I have version 2.1. Can I easily upgrade without losing all of my past posts and header, etc.?
Yes.
Actually… a new spanking major upgrade (2.5) came out a few days ago, and honestly speaking, the support forums are abuzz concerning installation issues.
The upgrade instructions are here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress .
An older yet stable version is 2.3.3 (which has the same admin screens as 2.1), found at the middle of this page http://wordpress.org/download/release-archive/ . The upgrade instructions are the same.
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