Hey everyone! I’m pretty new to web development stuff and not really good with coding, so I’m hoping someone can point me in the right direction.
After I updated my WordPress site to version 3.9.1, all the hover effects on my website just stopped working completely. This includes the image thumbnails on my main page and also the navigation menu items. When I move my mouse over these elements, nothing happens anymore even though they used to have nice hover animations before.
I’m wondering if this could be caused by some kind of JavaScript conflict or error that happened during the update process? Has anyone else experienced similar issues after updating WordPress?
Any suggestions on how to troubleshoot and fix this would be really helpful. Thanks in advance for your help!
This happened to me about two years ago during a similar WordPress update. The root cause was that my custom CSS hover styles got overridden by changes in how WordPress handles stylesheets after version updates. What worked for me was checking the browser’s developer tools to see if there were any console errors when hovering over elements. Most likely you’ll find JavaScript errors or missing CSS files that aren’t loading properly anymore. Try clearing your site’s cache completely first, then check if your theme has any custom CSS files that might need to be re-uploaded or refreshed. Sometimes the update process corrupts or fails to properly update certain theme files, especially if you have customized CSS for hover effects.
I encountered something very similar when I upgraded from an older WordPress version last year. The issue was related to jQuery compatibility - WordPress 3.9 introduced changes to how jQuery is loaded and handled. Your theme’s hover effects likely depend on jQuery functions that are no longer working properly with the updated version. Try deactivating all your plugins first to see if any of them are causing conflicts with the new jQuery implementation. If that doesn’t resolve it, you might need to check if your theme has an available update or contact the theme developer for a compatibility patch. In my case, updating the theme fixed everything immediately.
ya, it totally seems like a theme issue. since 3.9.1 updated how css/js is handled, it can mess older themes up. switching to a default theme for a bit can help ya figure it out—if hovers work then ur theme’s the culprit.