Before you do anything else:
ALWAYS Make a backup of your site, before making any changes!!
- Use FTP to backup the files.
- Make sure to also backup your database. This contains the content of your site.
It seems to me this is a unique opportunity to make a fresh start with a updated WP-version.
Why not make a separate installation of the new WP and transfer the content and looks, [parallel to the old version].
Yes with the older version you are really missing a lot of things that comes with the present stable version.
Take a backup and try the latest wp
Hi W.P. Ginfo, & Maruti Mohanty
Yes I do have FTP backup ( from Cpanel) , is there anyway to get my Menu Bar back to the site.
You said:
‘Yes I do have FTP backup ( from Cpanel) , is there anyway to get my Menu Bar back to the site. ‘
You might be… I have no way of knowing for sure, since I don’t use this very old version of WP.
Start by checking the menu using the dashboard >appearance > menus.
If possible restore the original menu or create and activate a new menu.
Then apply the menu.
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!!NOTE!!
It sounds unlikely that the backup form the controlpanel = an FTP backup. It’s also unclear -yet very important – if you have a database-backup = CONTENT!!
!!BEFORE you do anything else make a backup of both the files AND the database. If the old version already had a export function to backup your database… Create an export-file.
If not: use PHPMyAdmin access through your browser.
Use your webhosts access data.
> Select the correct database > Export-TAB
> Select the database again
> SQL-format>
> leave the rest default
> press start-button [right-bottom].
The progress and result are reported. If successful, you’ll now have a database backup.
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USE FTP [e.g. Filezilla] to upload the backup you say you have.
Check if things are back to normal.
If not… it’s time to take the plunge and update / start afresh, using the database backup you just made [above] your content can be transferred to the new site.
