Upgrading To Thesis 1.6

I recently had to upgrade one of my older Thesis 1.5 installs to Thesis 1.6. Here are the steps to do it.

1. In your existing Thesis install, make a backup of your custom folder and any images you may have added to your rotator folder
2. Upload the new thesis_16 folder to your wp-content/themes directory.
3. Rename the custom-sample folder to custom
4. Copy the contents of your backed up custom folder to the new custom folder. Don’t overwrite the folder! Just copy the contents only.
5. If necessary, copy the images from your backed up rotator folder to the new custom/rotator folder
6. Log in to your WordPress Dashboard, and select the new Thesis 1.6 theme to activate

One thing to note is that the navigation menu has been significantly reworked in Thesis 1.6. If you have done any nav menu customizations to your previous Thesis install, you will probably be affected by these changes. If you need any help with this after you upgrade, visit the Thesis forums and someone will help you out.

As you can see, it is relatively simple to perform a Thesis 1.6 upgrade. Don’t delay if you are still using an older Thesis install.

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