That One Time A WordPress Update Killed My Site

So, the new WordPress update kinda messed with my website in ways that I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy, due to some or other conflict with my theme. As a result, I lost all of my blog posts (fortunately there weren’t too many blog posts to begin with), as well as numerous pages, and other settings. The term ‘critical failure’ was thrown around by the pros, the people who deal with fixing websites for a living. We tried uninstalling the new update to see if that would help. Nothing. We reconfigured. Nada. We deleted and re-installed, hoping the back-up would work. Nope.

Yeah, nothing worked.

So, I did what all logical people do in situations such as these—I gave up on retrieving my lost data and decided to rebuild the website from scratch.

Yes, initially I was incredibly angry about losing my website, but then I realized it was nobody’s fault but my own for neglecting it in the first place. I took a deep breath, calmed down, and did what I do best… I created. And I must say, I’m happy I chose that specific option. What’s more, it didn’t take me too long to get the website up and running again!

There are so many new and interesting things to see on the website now, from the brand new FAQ page (you’re welcome to submit your own questions via the comment section, if you feel so inclined), to the bonus materials I’m systematically adding to the site (explore the book pages to find out what’s new on there). There are still a lot of work to be done, don’t get me wrong, but I’m pleased with how things are turning out.

It could have been worse… much worse. *le sigh* I’m very fortunate it wasn’t, though.

In conclusion, if you have any suggestions or you want to see something specific on the site, don’t hesitate to let me know, and I’ll see what I can do to incorporate it into the changes.