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  justatheory · Member · Jan 16, 2016 at 2:52 pm

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  I hate the ‘new look’ interface on my sites. How do I go back to the old look?

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  justatheory · Member · Jan 16, 2016 at 3:11 pm

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  So…
  As usual, as soon as I post, I find an answer somewhere else, making my original post rather unnecessary.
  I apologize for that.

  Now I need to say a few things about the way this has been handled.

  So, the look has changed.
  Without warning.
  Without fanfare.
  Boom. Done. Nothing you can say’s gonna change the fact.

  And I can retain the “old interface” look to my admin section, if I take a few extra steps.
  That’s the part I don’t get.

  Why was something which was so easy to implement now more difficult?
  You may say the addition of one or two steps isn’t really that much more difficult, and I agree.
  My question is WHY it has to be ANY MORE difficult at all?

  The idea of “improvement”?
  Change for change’s sake?

  It’s a lousy way to run a railroad, I can tell you that.
  The idea that “it’s not broken, but let’s fix it anyway” has caused more grief on this planet than most others I can think of.

  Your idea of an “improved user interface” isn’t necessarily my idea.
  Your sense of esthetics are not my idea of a ‘clean’ look.

  Isn’t there enough room on your servers to accommodate both styles?
  Yes, with the addition of a few steps…

  You’ve already removed features and functionality from the old style.
  Now you’ve removed the style itself, requiring hoops for those of us who were well-versed and content to now jump through.

  What’s next?
  Requiring us to write the code for you?

  Rant off.

  I apologize to anyone offended.
  I have nothing but kind language for the hard working people at WordPress.

  Sometimes, though…