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Website Changes for December 2015

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Blog

Updated the blog to WordPress v4.4. Did the usual backing up of the database and file structure before applying the update. I then added my various code tweaks back in.  This update did include a newer version of the Twenty Twelve theme which my blog uses a child theme of. Since none of the files I am using in my child theme were updated in the parent theme, I didn’t need to modify anything. This version did introduce a new Twenty Sixteen default theme which I’ll check out locally.

Galleries

Updated both of my galleries (mine, Mysstie’s) to Zenphoto v1.4.11. Followed their upgrade instructions and backed up the themes and zp-core directories as well as the database before copying over the new files.  I then used Windiff and code comparisons in PSPad to integrate any new changes in the default Garland theme into my custom Garland theme. I then added my customization back into the html_meta_tags.php file since I use a custom og:image image that matches the image shown on the page.

Well, that’s all I can think of for now. If I change anything else, I’ll add it to this post. 🙂

Website Changes for September 2015

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Main Website

The only noticeable thing I did to my main website since adding links to my Winamp Skins on the Winamp Info page, was adding a new Twitter widget to my Entertainment page in the TV Show section. It looks for all the tweets I’ve sent with the #TV hashtag. I figured that’s the best way to indicate what shows I am watching since GetGlue/TvTag shut down. Yeah, I know I’m the only one that gives a flying fruit cake about it. 🙂

Blog

Updated the blog to WordPress v4.3.1 which was a security and bug fix. Did the usual backing up of the database and file structure before applying the update. Then added my various code tweaks back in.

Galleries

Updated both of my galleries (mine, Mysstie’s) to Zenphoto v1.4.10. Followed their upgrade instructions and backed up the themes and zp-core directories as well as the database before copying over the new files.  I then used Windiff and code comparisons in PSPad to integrate any new changes in the default Garland theme into my custom Garland theme.

Pelicar Forum

Patched the Pelicar Forum to SMF 2.0.11. Like everything else, backed up the database and files first.

Mysstie’s Website

I added a EverQuest II Legends of Norrath Loot Card Links page. I just wanted a quick way to view the various loot card pages specific to EverQuest II. Actually, I guess I added that at the end of August. Oh well, LOL. 🙂

That’s all I can think of for now.

Blog Updated to WordPress 4.3

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My blog has been updated to WordPress 4.3. As always, I backed-up my files and database before updating. I then added my custom code back into the vars.php, wp-login.php, and wp-db.php files. Many of the default themes were also updated, including the Twenty Twelve theme that my blog is based on. The only change I needed to apply to my child theme was in the footer.php file. I used WinDiff to compare the changes between the versions of the theme so I knew which files I needed to update. This is also a test post just to make sure everything works. 🙂

Website Changes for July 2015

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Blog

My blog was updated to WordPress v4.2.3 a couple days ago. Backed-up the files and database like usual and clicked the update button. This post is also a test to make sure everything still works correctly.

Galleries

Updated both my galleries to Zenphoto v1.4.9 a few days ago. Followed their upgrade instructions and backed up the themes and zp-core directories as well as the database before copying over the new files.  I then used Windiff and code comparisons in PSPad to integrate any new changes in the default Garland theme into my custom Garland theme.

Mysstie’s Website

Well, the folks at EverQuest II introduced new Time Locked Servers. As such, I created a character on the PVE server, Stormhold, called Mysstie and updated Mysstie’s Website to reflect the addition (Mysstie on Stormhold).

Well, that’s all I’ve got for now. If I think of anything else I’ll add to this post. 🙂