Branford Magazine WordPress Theme?

Yes, this entire website has changed. This theme is actually Mimbo, which was the basis of the original Branford Magazine theme.

WordPress 3.0 does not support the classic, stable versions of Branford Magazine theme.  I wish it did… but it doesn’t.

So, I’m revamping this site, and I’ve created an archive site for my old articles about Branford Magazine.

(The archived site has lots of outdated pages and broken links. I’ll fix them as quickly as time permits.)

If you haven’t upgraded to WordPress 3.0, your Branford Magazine theme should still work fine.  Alas, I didn’t expect the WP 3.0 issues, so I upgraded this site… and then discovered the problems.

Sure, I could put the time into reverting to WP 2.9.2.  It wouldn’t be that difficult, and — as near as I can tell — WP 3.0 doesn’t increase security.  It mostly streamlines the dashboard and increases the speed of the site.

However, I don’t want to pretend that everything’s okay when it’s not. As much as I loved the Branford Magazine theme, I can’t encourage you to install it on your website.

I stopped selling my books as soon as I found out what happened with WordPress 3.0.

I contacted a couple of friends who write code, and — so far — I’m hearing that the code issues are so complex, it’s just not worth trying to fix Branford  Magazine.

Michael Oeser, the man who created Branford Magazine, is unlikely to offer answers… except to recommend buying his “Pro” version, of course. (I’d love to be wrong about this, but I’m not optimistic.)

So, with a few nostalgic looks back, I’ve switched to Mimbo.  It’s clean.  It’s vastly easier to use than Branford Magazine.  It’s been kept current by its creator, Darren Hoyt.  And, best of all: It’s free.