Okay, it appears I found where js is being loaded. It is under theme-scripts.php. I have cut and pasted the code from the page so you can see it. If you are going to instruct me as to how to change this, please be very specific–I know very little about what I am doing. Much appreciated!

<?php function my_script() {  if (!is_admin()) {   wp_deregister_script(‘jquery’);   wp_register_script(‘jquery’, get_bloginfo(‘template_url’).’/js/jquery-1.4.2.min.js’, false, ‘1.4.2’);   wp_enqueue_script(‘jquery’);      wp_enqueue_script(‘prettyphoto’, get_bloginfo(‘template_url’).’/js/jquery.prettyPhoto.js’, array(‘jquery’), ‘2.5.6’);   wp_enqueue_script(‘cufon-yui’, get_bloginfo(‘template_url’).’/js/cufon-yui.js’, array(‘jquery’), ‘1.0.9’);   wp_enqueue_script(‘Tuffy’, get_bloginfo(‘template_url’).’/js/Tuffy_500-Tuffy_700.font.js’, array(‘jquery’));   wp_enqueue_script(‘fade’, get_bloginfo(‘template_url’).’/js/fade.js’, array(‘jquery’));   wp_enqueue_script(‘jqFancyTransitions’, get_bloginfo(‘template_url’).’/js/jqFancyTransitions.1.8.min.js’, array(‘jquery’), ‘1.8’);   wp_enqueue_script(‘s3Slider’, get_bloginfo(‘template_url’).’/js/s3Slider.js’, array(‘jquery’));   wp_enqueue_script(‘cycle’, get_bloginfo(‘template_url’).’/js/jquery.cycle.all.min.js’, array(‘jquery’));

 } } add_action(‘init’, ‘my_script’); ?>

again, its best to use the code button when post coding… much, much easier to read…

assuming this is what it really looks like:

<?php 
function my_script() {  
    if (!is_admin()) {   
        wp_deregister_script('jquery');
        wp_register_script('jquery', get_bloginfo('template_url').'/js/jquery-1.4.2.min.js', false, '1.4.2');   
        wp_enqueue_script('jquery');      
        wp_enqueue_script('prettyphoto', get_bloginfo('template_url').'/js/jquery.prettyPhoto.js', array('jquery'), '2.5.6');   
        wp_enqueue_script('cufon-yui', get_bloginfo('template_url').'/js/cufon-yui.js', array('jquery'), '1.0.9');   
        wp_enqueue_script('Tuffy', get_bloginfo('template_url').'/js/Tuffy_500-Tuffy_700.font.js', array('jquery'));   
        wp_enqueue_script('fade', get_bloginfo('template_url').'/js/fade.js', array('jquery'));   
        wp_enqueue_script('jqFancyTransitions', get_bloginfo('template_url').'/js/jqFancyTransitions.1.8.min.js', array('jquery'), '1.8');   
        wp_enqueue_script('s3Slider', get_bloginfo('template_url').'/js/s3Slider.js', array('jquery'));   
        wp_enqueue_script('cycle', get_bloginfo('template_url').'/js/jquery.cycle.all.min.js', array('jquery'));
    } 
} 
add_action('init', 'my_script'); ?>

then just try deleting these two lines:

        wp_deregister_script('jquery');
        wp_register_script('jquery', get_bloginfo('template_url').'/js/jquery-1.4.2.min.js', false, '1.4.2');   

that will tell it to use the wp version instead of its own version…  but if the theme is really coded to use the ancient version of jquery, may need to get more fancy…

Okay. Yes that’s what it looks like. I am assuming that I can simply delete the two lines without worrying too much of doing any harm. In other words, no other repercussions on the site?

as I said in my post, try deleting them… bad things may occur if you theme relied on outdated, ancient jquery from 1.4.2…  in which case we would have to get fancier…

Am about to remove the two lines that you have suggested. The question I wanted answered first is, if removal of the two lines causes problems, can the lines simply be re-inserted in order to remedy the problems caused by removing them? Thanks. (The less you know, the more cautious you become.)

And one other question has to do with what the page of code should look like when the two lines are deleted. Once the two lines are deleted, should the space remain where they were taken out? Or should the space be removed? See attached screen shot of the edited code.

blank spaces or not doesnt matter…  its usually easier just to comment them out so  you can easily restore if needed…

to comment out put a # or // in front of the line…  so

//        wp_deregister_script('jquery'); 
//        wp_register_script('jquery', get_bloginfo('template_url').'/js/jquery-1.4.2.min.js', false, '1.4.2');   

Alright. Went ahead and inserted // in front of the two lines. Refreshed the site, and still no response from the Add a Comment Buttons. All other buttons working fine. My MORON of a developer cannot find the license number for Evanto (MiniBuzz) that he received when he purchased. So, right now I cannot ask them about the problem.

How are the JS errors now? Is it still loading the ancient version?

sorry, Add a Comment Button?  do you mean add topic or add reply?

you still had the jquery updater plugin active so that was keeping wp from loading its copy of jquery…  I deactivated it and now wp is loading its version…

I still see one js error from the theme fade.js file… but the add topic and add reply buttons work for me…

give it a try…

Yes, sorry, I mean the Add Topic button. Was excited to hear that the buttons were working for you after the deactivation of jquery updater. Alas, when I tried it this morning after reloading the site, none of the buttons and links that were working fine before, including Members button, and the links to the four forums (Barn Owl Biology, etc) were working. However, I was using IE. When I switched to Firefox, everything worked fine including the Add Topic buttons. So right now, all we are dealing with is some kind of glitch in IE. Am using IE 10.

Seems like we might be a tweak away?

And it also working just fine in Google Chrome.

yes, I was using FF…  and since each browser has its own js engine, that can happen…

we might need to fix that one remaining js error I alluded too…  I have to run out this morning, but if you want, I can try making the change via the theme editor later today and see if it helps…

Not sure if my last comment posted, but yes, go ahead and make that change and let me know. Much appreciated.

okay, bit short on time today with senior night at my son’s HS football game this evening… but for sure this weekend…

Okay excellent. Enjoy the game.