# Upgrading old version 2.8.5 issues **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrading-old-version-2-8-5-issues/389201 **Category:** Self-hosting **Created:** [November 20, 2025, 12:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrading-old-version-2-8-5-issues/389201 "2025-11-20T12:23:21Z") **Posts on this page:** 7 **Page:** 2
### Author: ![tobiaseigen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tobiaseigen/32/539204_2.png) [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen) #### Post date: [December 15, 2025, 7:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrading-old-version-2-8-5-issues/389201/21 "2025-12-15T19:46:55Z")
Maybe. Can you try [safe mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/53504?silent=true)? ---
### Author: ![nahimov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/aca169/32.png) [@nahimov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nahimov) #### Post date: [December 15, 2025, 7:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrading-old-version-2-8-5-issues/389201/22 "2025-12-15T19:52:22Z")
In [safe mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/53504?silent=true) I have buttons! ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/f/3/8/f38e77278efd6411a4720aa58674242b1be7f14b.png) ---
### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman) #### Post date: [December 15, 2025, 7:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrading-old-version-2-8-5-issues/389201/23 "2025-12-15T19:55:07Z")
> [@nahimov](#): > > In [safe mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/53504?silent=true) I have buttons! You have a theme that’s broken. You probably want to start with a new theme and start from scratch. ---
### Author: ![nahimov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/aca169/32.png) [@nahimov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nahimov) #### Post date: [December 15, 2025, 7:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrading-old-version-2-8-5-issues/389201/24 "2025-12-15T19:57:23Z")
Hmmm…. I go to Themes & Components → Default Theme → Custom Code and delete all customization in Common → Before Header: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/0/9/0/090070bfea116fbf5ddb0f5147853c73708d0329.png) But now I don’t see either the banner or the top menu: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/5/e/c/5ec249d5d84505e0fffb2749d1db99ec39b274bc.png) ---
### Author: ![nahimov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/aca169/32.png) [@nahimov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nahimov) #### Post date: [December 15, 2025, 7:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrading-old-version-2-8-5-issues/389201/25 "2025-12-15T19:58:53Z")
> [@pfaffman](#): > > You probably want to start with a new theme and start from scratch. This will be difficult… This person no longer works. ---
### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman) #### Post date: [December 15, 2025, 7:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrading-old-version-2-8-5-issues/389201/26 "2025-12-15T19:59:28Z")
I would create a new theme and use it instead of the old one. There’s more code in those other tabs (CSS, ``, etc). There’s a chance you want some of it, so creating a new theme and using it, and/or installing a new default theme is what you want to do. ---
### Author: ![nahimov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/aca169/32.png) [@nahimov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nahimov) #### Post date: [December 15, 2025, 8:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrading-old-version-2-8-5-issues/389201/27 "2025-12-15T20:02:59Z")
> [@pfaffman](#): > > I would create a new theme and use it instead of the old one. > > There’s more code in those other tabs (CSS, ``, etc). There’s a chance you want some of it, so creating a new theme and using it, and/or installing a new default theme is what you want to do. Got it. Thank you very much! [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrading-old-version-2-8-5-issues/389201.md?page=1)