Painless WP 2.0.5 upgrade
Now upgraded from WordPress version 2.0.4 to 2.0.5, which was released late last month. Quite a few fixes in this new release, including a number of security issues. A strongly-recommended upgrade, therefore.
The upgrade was wholly painless as I followed the specific 2.0.4 to 2.0.5 upgrade instructions on the WordPress Codex.
As I experienced no problems with this upgrade (especially not the server 500 error), I’ll go ahead and upgrade my main blog as soon as I can.
Finding a new theme
It’s time to think hard about changing the theme of NevilleHobson.com, my primary blog.
I’ve been using the K2 theme ever since I first discovered WordPress in 2005. I like it’s appearance and its functionality.
What I don’t like - and don’t think I want to deal with any longer - is what seems to be a major flaw in how my blog renders in any browser other than Firefox if I use K2.
I’m pretty disappointed with the lack of responsiveness by anyone in the K2 Forum to posts for comments or any kind of advice that would help me figure out how to fix the problem.
Plus it looks like K2 (and hence, users) will have problems with WordPress when WP version 2.1 comes out, as this comment in a forum thread indicates:
[…] But not to keep it as a secret, there will be trouble for K2 when WP 2.1 get final.
So I’m going to find an alternative theme.
First candidate - Cutline by Chris Pearson.
My quick test - displaying this in Firefox 2 and in Internet Explorer 7 - shows that everything looks and behaves as it should in both browsers. Definitely not the case with K2.