Update Serenity Slider to Latest Version

[Carla]

Hi,

I just noticed that the slider on my web site http://www.drcarla.com/home/ looks different than the one in the Serenity Child Theme Demo: http://demo.studiopress.com/serenity(wider image and the captions are different)

Does anyone know if there is an easy way to upgrade my slider? Perhaps I'm using an old version. If not, what do I need to change in the php and/or CSS files?:

Thank you!

Carla

[AnitaC]

Hi Carla, you are using version 1.0 of the Serenity theme. There is an updated version 1.0.2 in your download area (http://my.studiopress.com), which uses the new slider (see theme instructions here - http://my.studiopress.com/setup/serenity-theme/). You may want to just try to install the new slider first before attempting to update the theme since you customized your theme a lot. If the new slider doesn't work with the 1.0 theme you are using, you will have to update you theme. I would make sure you download your Serenity theme folder from your host before making updating. If you need further assistance, let me know.

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[Carla]

Thank you. Do you know what other changes have been made to the theme? I'm not sure if it's worth upgrading since I customized it.  Do you know if version 1.0 uses the Genesis Slider Plugin? That sounds much easier.

[AnitaC]

I don't have 1.0. How do you add your images now? Do you have a slider in your Plugin area?

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[Carla]

I added the photos almost 2 years ago, but they are linked to the posts associated with the captions next to each photo in the slider. I haven't seen anything in the Widgets area.

[ray-zin]

Hi drcarla.

Did you come right with your slider migration?
I'm thinking of trying to upgrade from v1.0 to v1.0.2 myself so that I can use the slider. But like you i've customized my theme so much that I'm scared to touch it 🙂

I saw another post here: http://www.studiopress.community/topic/serenity-theme-responsive-update/ which I thought quite interesting. It made me wonder if it might be worthwhile looking at another theme if serenity is not due anytime soon for a mobile responsive update. 🙁

[Carla]

Ray-zin,

Sorry for the delay. No, I am still using the old version. I might duplicate my site in a subdirectory and test out the upgrade before trying it out on my site. I don't want to break my site. Thanks for the link. I will check it out.

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