We've just upgraded to the latest version of wordpress and apparently it doesn't like us. Please pardon the mess while we sort it out. Apparently there have been some changes to how pages, links, and blog categories are treated.

[UPDATE]

So I've dug through the code and things are back to normal. In the event that anyone else runs into similar issues with upgrading Wordpress to version 2.1, I'll post the problems and solutions I found:

1. Links (now called Blogroll). - Before, there were categories specific to the Links area and you could include links in your templates by calling the wp_get_links() tag.  That is still true. However, when you upgrade to version 2.1, WordPress changes how it handles the links Categories.  Now, link categories are tossed in with the other categories area under Manage –> Categories and the category numbers are altered to reflect that change.  So you'll need to go back through and change the id in you wp_get_links() tag to reflect the new category number that was assigned to it.

2. BX_functions - If you use BX_functions.php or the Blix theme, it will not work with Wordpress 2.1.   You can download a fixed version of the Blix theme here: http://www.utheguru.com/blix-krieg-info/ We use the BX_functions.php file in a couple of our templates so we can assign a class to the link of the page you are currently viewing.  Wordpress 2.1 treats the queries a little differently and breaks the BX_functions. If you need the updated copy of BX_functions.php, you can download it here.

3. Home Page - In the past, you could use a file in your template directory called home.php to change your home page to a different look.  We used this in conjunction with a little query to pull the text we wanted for the home page:

query_posts('pagename=welcome');

Apparently, that method no longer works.  In Wordpress 2.1, you'll need to create a page template, assign that page template to your homepage text page and then in Options –>  Reading Options, assign Front Page Displays to the page of your choice.

Ok, that's all I have for fixes/complaints.  A big props to the developers of WordPress 2.1.  I've found it overall to be a lot faster, particularly on the admin side.

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