Title: Changing Themes Creates Error Message
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Changing Themes Creates Error Message

 *  Resolved [Really Must I?](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bartgragg/)
 * (@bartgragg)
 * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-themes-creates-error-message/)
 * I have been using Vanilla Mist’s Connections theme for several years now, but
   find that I need to move to widgets and RSS Feeds that it does not support.
 * I downloaded and uploaded to my site Google Chrome and Elegance. When I select
   either of them and it says “New Theme Activated” I view the site and all I see
   is a white page with the following:
 * <html xmlns=”[http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml&#8221](http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml&#8221);
 * When I go back and select Connections again it looks just like it did, no problems,
   so I still have a blog, but can’t cahnge the themes.
 * My blog is at [http://www.mentalmeals.com](http://www.mentalmeals.com)

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 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-themes-creates-error-message/#post-864289)
 * For security you should upgrade to 2.6.2 – also it might fix the above problem.
   However, if you want to continue using your theme…
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Plugins/WordPress_Widgets#Making_Themes_Widget-ready](http://codex.wordpress.org/Plugins/WordPress_Widgets#Making_Themes_Widget-ready)
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Plugins/WordPress_Widgets_Api](http://codex.wordpress.org/Plugins/WordPress_Widgets_Api)
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Feeds#Adding_Feeds](http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Feeds#Adding_Feeds)
 *  Thread Starter [Really Must I?](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bartgragg/)
 * (@bartgragg)
 * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-themes-creates-error-message/#post-864314)
 * Thank you for the links. My web-hosting service has WP2.5.1 and so that is what
   I use. Do I have to go to them to get them to upgrade or is there a detailed 
   instruction for doing this on my own?
 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-themes-creates-error-message/#post-864315)
 * The search is your best friend: [Upgrading_WordPress_Extended](http://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress_Extended)
 *  Thread Starter [Really Must I?](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bartgragg/)
 * (@bartgragg)
 * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-themes-creates-error-message/#post-864486)
 * I used the WPAU (Word Press Automated Update) plugin and WOW! what a seamless
   transition. Everything works great, widgets are happy and fed and working. Themes
   chage without any problems.
 * Thanks for your help.

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