After much research and a lot of eyestrain, I have found that it is not my current host that is the problem with my blog. My WordPress template is old. Like as in 2003 old. Too old to deal with the newest version of PHP old. Almost everything in the code has been deprecated, restructured, or flat out deleted in the latest PHP standard. Most of the syntax needs to be updated to meet with the new PHP 7.4 functional requirements. And there is a lot of code.
I don’t code.
It isn’t that I don’t know how (I don’t, but that’s not the point,) it’s that I have no desire to code. The last time I did anything with code was Autolisp (a custom version of Lisp created by Auto Desk for use with Auto CAD.) Lisp stands for Lost in Stupid Parentheses. Pretty much sums up how I feel about code. One of my sons knows how to write software code in at least 5 languages. He goes in his room, closes the door, we hear several hours of hairburning profanity, banging, pounding, minor explosions, seeing smoke and flashing lights come out from under the door, and boom! Code. Black magic f*ckery, I tell you. Has to be.
The developer has abandoned the theme. Bummer. Sooo, I guess I am going to learn to code in PHP. Why not. I can learn anything. Coding has never interested me, but if I want to keep my very customized theme, sacrifices must be made. I imagine my next few posts will be me serving up my time, sanity, emotional stability…
Pray for me.
Praying for you. And the code.