{"id":4162,"date":"2015-06-12T13:14:27","date_gmt":"2015-06-12T13:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/?p=4162"},"modified":"2015-06-12T13:14:27","modified_gmt":"2015-06-12T13:14:27","slug":"mypad-theme-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/2015\/06\/12\/mypad-theme-update\/","title":{"rendered":"MyPad Theme Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/06\/750px-Responsive_Twenty_Fifteen.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4165\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/06\/750px-Responsive_Twenty_Fifteen.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/06\/750px-Responsive_Twenty_Fifteen.png 750w, https:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/06\/750px-Responsive_Twenty_Fifteen-300x112.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At the start of July <a href=\"http:\/\/mypad.northampton.ac.uk\/\">MyPad <\/a>will be updated. If you\u2019re a user, staff or student, with a blog (or blogs), please read how this may effect you and what action is needed.<\/p>\n<p>To begin, it\u2019s important to stress <strong>no content will be lost during these changes<\/strong>. It may, however, look a little different; here&#8217;s why&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Out with the old<\/h3>\n<p>A theme controls the look of your website (the colours on the page, the position of elements, the fonts used, etc). Around 50 of the oldest themes in MyPad are set to be retired.<\/p>\n<p>This is happening because these themes are out-of-date and not suitable for all computers. For instance, use on mobile devices is now an important consideration, which these older themes don\u2019t support.<\/p>\n<p>This will affect many users, but not everyone. To see if your theme is amongst those marked for deletion,\u00a0<strong>please check the full list below.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>73 Class<br \/>\nAlmost Spring<br \/>\nAmbiru<br \/>\nanarchy<br \/>\nAndreas10<br \/>\nAnubis<br \/>\nArclite<br \/>\nBatavia<br \/>\nBenevolence<br \/>\nBlack-LetterHead<br \/>\nBlak Magik<br \/>\nBlix<br \/>\nBlogTheme<br \/>\nBlue Green<br \/>\nBlue Moon<br \/>\nBlue Zinfandel Enhanced<br \/>\nBluebird<br \/>\nBorderline Chaos<br \/>\nBuddyPress default<br \/>\nCellar Heat Dark<br \/>\nChaoticSoul<br \/>\nCitrus IslandWP<br \/>\nCleanTidy<br \/>\nColor Paper<br \/>\nColor Splash<br \/>\nConnections<br \/>\nContempt<br \/>\nCopyblogger<br \/>\nCordobo Green Park<br \/>\nCrop Circles<br \/>\nCutline<br \/>\nDaisy Rae Gemini<br \/>\nDay Dream<br \/>\nDeep Blue<br \/>\nDeichnetz<br \/>\nDiary-cute<br \/>\nDigg 3 Columns<br \/>\nDignity<br \/>\nDixie Belle<br \/>\nDoc<br \/>\nEdublogs Classic<br \/>\nEdublogs Premium Homepage<br \/>\nEdu Campus<br \/>\nEmptiness<br \/>\nFadtastic<br \/>\nFalling Dreams<br \/>\nFauna<br \/>\nFjords<br \/>\nFlex<br \/>\nFrameTheme<br \/>\nFresh Bananas<br \/>\nFreshy<br \/>\nFusion<br \/>\nGarland<br \/>\nGenkiTheme<br \/>\nGentle Calm<br \/>\nGloriousDay<br \/>\nGlossyBlue<br \/>\nGolf<br \/>\nGonzo Daily<br \/>\nGrassland<br \/>\nGreen Marin\u00c3\u00a9e<br \/>\nGreenday<br \/>\nGreenery<br \/>\nGridlock<br \/>\nHemingway<br \/>\nHero<br \/>\niBlog<br \/>\nJakarta<br \/>\nJapan Style<br \/>\nJournalist<br \/>\njQ<br \/>\nK2<br \/>\nKubrick<br \/>\nLetoPrime<br \/>\nLetterHead<br \/>\nLight<br \/>\nLiquorice<br \/>\nMagazeen<br \/>\nman~ja<br \/>\nMandigo<br \/>\nMinimalist<br \/>\nMistyLook<br \/>\nMonotone<br \/>\nMystique<br \/>\nNewsportal<br \/>\nNikynik Blue<br \/>\nNorthern-Web-Coders<br \/>\nOcadia<br \/>\nOcean Mist<br \/>\nOceanWide<br \/>\nP2<br \/>\nPink-Kupy<br \/>\nPixel<br \/>\nPool<br \/>\nPressRow<br \/>\nPrimePress<br \/>\nPrimitivo<br \/>\nQuadruple Blue<br \/>\nQuentin<br \/>\nRadMod<br \/>\nReaching Darkness<br \/>\nRedoable<br \/>\nRegulus<br \/>\nRetweet<br \/>\nRoundFlow<br \/>\nRubric<br \/>\nRuno Lite<br \/>\nSeaShore<br \/>\nSimpla<br \/>\nSimplr<br \/>\nSkinbu<br \/>\nSolipsus<br \/>\nSteam<br \/>\nStrange Little Town<br \/>\nStripedPlus<br \/>\nSuhweet<br \/>\nsumenep<br \/>\nSweet Blossoms<br \/>\nTarski<br \/>\nTechnical Speech<br \/>\nTerraFirma<br \/>\nThematic<br \/>\nThoughts<br \/>\nTrevilian Way<br \/>\nTropicala<br \/>\nTwenty-eight Thirteen<br \/>\nTwilight<br \/>\nVertigo<br \/>\nveryplaintxt<br \/>\nVistered Little<br \/>\nWaterlily<br \/>\nWhite as Milk<br \/>\nWordPress Classic<br \/>\nWordPress Classic<br \/>\nWordPress II Silver<br \/>\nWP-Andreas<br \/>\nWPMU Dixi<br \/>\nWPMU Nelo<br \/>\nWPMU Triden<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Know your theme<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_4187\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4187\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4187\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/06\/mypad-dashboard-theme1-300x182.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4187\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MyPad dashboard<\/p><\/div>\n<p>To know which theme you&#8217;re using:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mypad.northampton.ac.uk\/wp-admin\">Login to MyPad<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Go to your dashboard<\/li>\n<li>Look in the \u2018<strong>this blog<\/strong>\u2019 box (top left)<\/li>\n<li>The theme in use is listed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How to change<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_4189\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4189\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4189\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/06\/mypad-apperance-theme-300x254.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"254\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4189\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Theme settings<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If your theme is one marked for deletion, you&#8217;ll need to change it.<\/p>\n<p>To do so, in the left-hand menu choose:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Appearance &gt; themes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All the themes listed are usable, so pick one you like the look of (<em>those marked for retirement are hidden from view).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to see all the new themes in more details, <a href=\"http:\/\/edublogs.org\/themes\/?category=category6\">have a browse of the gallery<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To activate, hover over the thumbnail and <strong>click activate.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>What if?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>The deadline to make this change is 7th July.\u00a0<\/strong>If you haven\u2019t changed by then\u00a0your current theme will be deactivated and will be changed to the new default &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/themes\/twentyfifteen\/\">Twenty Fifteen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>No content will be lost, but your blog or website will look different as a result. You&#8217;ll simply need to login again and rearrange the display.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions or concerns, please <a href=\"mailto:learntech@northampton.ac.uk\">email LearnTech <\/a>for advice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.northampton.ac.uk\/learntech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/06\/750px-Responsive_Twenty_Fifteen.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At the start of July <a href=\"http:\/\/mypad.northampton.ac.uk\/\">MyPad <\/a>will be updated. If you\u2019re a user, staff or student, with a blog (or blogs), please read how this may effect you and what action is needed.<\/p>\n<p>To begin, it\u2019s important to stress no content will be lost during these changes. 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