The following issues have been found when upgrading the NASA WordPress template to WordPress 2.3. With the upgrade to 2.3, all plugins were also updated to their most recent versions, based on recommendations provided on the WordPress.org site and respective plugin sites. (This NASA GRC WordPress site will be upgraded after issues have been resolved.)
TinyMCE Advanced Plugin (v 2.1): The content form area takes on the background color of the body (black); hence, editing text is made impossible. We currently recommend turning the plugin off. With the table editing function now unavailable, however, we’ve also found that existing tables do not get “wiped” or irreversibly/destructively altered when editing a page with a complex table. Current Recommendation: Keep the plug-in deactivated until further notice, and edit data tables in a separate HTML editor (then paste into your WordPress site). Most other common editing functions are available in the built-in editor. Update/Resolution: Upgrade to v 2.2)
- Breadcrumb Navigation XT (v 1.10.0): This plugin has been updated for WordPress 2.3 and the plugin’s administration options now work correctly, so the specific programming to get this plugin to work correctly in the NASA WordPress theme has been removed from the 2.3 theme. The simple, basic usage found on the Breadcrumb Navigation XT website should suffice. However, the plugin’s administration options will need to be documented to ease both creation of new sites and configuration of existing ones. Screenshots to ease configuration will appear here shortly in the documentation section. Update/Resolution: Upgrade to latest version of plugin.
- WP Lasts Posts (v 1.1): The new version no longer insert posts inside a page. The plugin now provides a template tag instead to put inside the “Landing Page” template. However, both this version and the previous version do not work with WordPress 2.3 in the NASA WordPress theme. We will take a look at revising this plugin (again!) or looking at alternate options. I suspect that the current version simply needs the code tweaked to a) work with the “Landing Page” template page and b) the code cleaned up to not break the page. Update: Investigating alternate solution with new version of plugin.
- News a.k.a. Posts Page, including Archives, Categories and Search Pages: Navigation disappears or other errors. Currently investigating. Update: Fixed in theme.
