For the last several weeks I have been informed by WordPress, whenever I log in, that a new and improved update was available. It was not available for easy install at my web hosting service, and I was reluctant in the extreme to try installing it myself. It is a major upgrade with one feature (batch picture uploads) that I really wanted. I finally emailed my web hosting service about it, and they told me they had switched to a new install service, and I should try that. I followed the instructions to the letter. I actually downloaded a backup copy of the blog before doing so, a precaution I might normally skip. The install went like a charm, according to the installation script. The only problem on my end was that both the blog and WordPress were inaccessible.
A call to the hosting service tech guy at first yielded modest success. WordPress was restored, and so was the blog. Except that every post I had ever written was gone. Some might say that the world would have been better off had things stayed that way, but I felt differently. Anyway, much to my relief, the tech guy figured out the problem and, with a few keystrokes, the blog was restored and I breathed a sigh of relief.
If you attempted to access the blog during that period you might have been unable to do so, or seen a post titled “Hello World”. All, at least I hope, is now back to normal. If anyone sees any anomalies I’d appreciate it if you could let me know. I had to disable all the plugins to do the install and then reactivate them, so there may be some glitches.
Hopefully this will all be worth it.
By the way, the tech guy from Blue Host couldn’t have been better. He knew what he was doing. That alone set him apart from most tech people with whom I’ve dealt.
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