A word of advice for fellow blog-owners out there: don’t do what I did and update your theme without checking it out first. Bone-headed mistake on my part.
Since the inception of Dreaming in Italian, I had been using the Swift theme, and was generally happy with it.
Recently, I saw that an update to Swift was available, and I ran the update without thinking about. Due to laziness and time constraints, I didn’t check the front-end site to make sure the update didn’t mess anything up. I only realized today that my Google Analytics code was no longer working, and when I checked the front-end of the website, everything was gone (my old design that I had spent a lot of time tweaking).
There’s no one to blame but myself, and I apologize for not realizing earlier that the design of Dreaming in Italian was totally messed up. The bottom line is that it’s time for a total redesign. I’ve learned a lot about web design and WordPress since I originally set this website up, so I think I can make a lot of improvements.
My goal over the next week is to develop and unveil a new design for the website, hopefully one that will be a big improvement over the last design. I also have some plans to update the blog more frequently, including some new content ideas.
So the bottom line is that some very overdue changes are in line for Dreaming in Italian. If the design, navigation, or other aspects of the site don’t seem to be working during the next week or so, I apologize, but the new and improved version of Dreaming in Italian will be available soon.
Thanks for reading!
I just changed to the Swift theme and it took me all day to configure it correctly. Why is changing themes such a pain?
Hi Jennie, I know. It can be a real hassle. I wanted to “set it and forget it,” but the update ruined that idea.
With that said, I think it turned out well on your site!