If I’m already using a theme and I update to a new version of Wordpress do you have to pay for this update?  Will it change the look of my blog?  I’m assuming once I update, there will be more options. available like embedding tweets and  videos.  ANyone do this yet?

Hi Mary!  I updates to WP 3.4 a few days ago without any problems with my Genesis framework and Prose theme.  Also, I agree Erik’s comments.

However,  you need to check your current plugins to be sure they’ve been updated and are compatible with WP 3.4.  You can do this by going the Plugin Homepages and checking their WP3.4 status.

Good luck to YOU!

I didn’t have to update my theme to change to WP3.4. 

I’m not familiar with your theme, so you may have to contact them about any additional cost. But that shouldn’t give your blog a different look.  My theme is exactly the same as before.

You can go to your dashboard, and on the left side right above plugins, you”ll see a catagory for “Appearance”.  Hover over it, and you’ll see a screen pop out to the right which includes “Themes”.  Click on that and it will tell you if your theme is up to date.

Let me know how it goes.  Take care!

@encoreperceptions Hi Mary,
When you buy a theme, they will normally tell you that you get free upgrades (It’s a very common selling point). If you are seeing the theme update within your administration screen, then you should get free updates.

When the updates aren’t free, they will normally put a link in your admin screen telling you to manually download and apply the update.

Please make sure you take a backup of your website before you update. This latest release (including 3.4.1) was released very smoothly, so very few people had troubles, but you should always play on the safe side. If your not sure how too, either contact your web developer, or search for a plugin that will run a backup of your system.

Regards,Sam