[Lynne]

Originally Posted by aharown07

First, if I revert and don't like the results can I "unrevert"? That is, will the cusomizations we've made still be around somewhere in some form so we can put them in again or whatever has to be done?

No. So if you are worried about it, keep a copy of your template as a text file on your computer.

Second, my impression after a good bit of reading is that reverting becomes necessary under the following conditions: templates have been customized in some way + upgrade includes new versions of those templates + vB therefore doesn't upgrade those particular templates because it would wreck the customizations. So you have to find a way to get the latest templates applied and get your customizations moved to it... am I right so far?

Yep, that is basically it, except *reverting*, meaning hitting the Revert button, is not necessary. The goal is to have all the new features, but keep the customization, right? So, go to edit the template and click View History. A new window will open and you may compare your version of the template to the default Jelsoft version of the template. All the differences will be highlighted. Go through each change and decide if you need to add it to your template. If so, copy/paste it into the template and then when done, Save it. Then you will have a template with all the new Jelsoft stuff and all your old hack changes.