diff --git a/archive-comic-calendar.php b/archive-comic-calendar.php
index de70428..14e1dcf 100644
--- a/archive-comic-calendar.php
+++ b/archive-comic-calendar.php
@@ -71,10 +71,10 @@ $month['12'] = array('month' => __('December','comicpress'), 'days' => '31');
 	<div class="post-page-head"></div>
 	<div class="post-page">
 	<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post() ?>
-		<?php if (function_exists('the_post_image')) {
-			if ( has_post_image() ) { ?>
+		<?php if (function_exists('the_post_thumbnail')) {
+			if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) { ?>
 				<div class="post-page-image">
-				<?php the_post_image('full'); ?>
+				<?php the_post_thumbnail('full'); ?>
 				</div>
 			<?php } ?>
 		<?php } ?>
diff --git a/archive-comic-month.php b/archive-comic-month.php
index 61265ab..811c55d 100644
--- a/archive-comic-month.php
+++ b/archive-comic-month.php
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ Template Name: Month at a glance
 	<div class="post-page-head"></div>
 	<div class="post-page">
 	<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post() ?>
-		<?php if (function_exists('the_post_image')) {
-			if ( has_post_image() ) { ?>
+		<?php if (function_exists('the_post_thumbnail')) {
+			if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) { ?>
 				<div class="post-page-image">
-				<?php the_post_image('full'); ?>
+				<?php the_post_thumbnail('full'); ?>
 				</div>
 			<?php } ?>
 		<?php } ?>
diff --git a/archive-comic-storyline-thumbs.php b/archive-comic-storyline-thumbs.php
index aa27820..97eb3af 100644
--- a/archive-comic-storyline-thumbs.php
+++ b/archive-comic-storyline-thumbs.php
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ Template Name: Comic Storyline with Thumbs
 	<div class="post-page-head"></div>
 	<div class="post-page">
 	<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post() ?>
-		<?php if (function_exists('the_post_image')) {
-			if ( has_post_image() ) { ?>
+		<?php if (function_exists('the_post_thumbnail')) {
+			if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) { ?>
 				<div class="post-page-image">
-				<?php the_post_image('full'); ?>
+				<?php the_post_thumbnail('full'); ?>
 				</div>
 			<?php } ?>
 		<?php } ?>
diff --git a/archive-comic-storyline.php b/archive-comic-storyline.php
index d42d1b5..72e66d3 100644
--- a/archive-comic-storyline.php
+++ b/archive-comic-storyline.php
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ Template Name: Comic Storyline Archive
 	<div class="post-page-head"></div>
 	<div class="post-page">
 	<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post() ?>
-		<?php if (function_exists('the_post_image')) {
-			if ( has_post_image() ) { ?>
+		<?php if (function_exists('the_post_thumbnail')) {
+			if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) { ?>
 				<div class="post-page-image">
-				<?php the_post_image('full'); ?>
+				<?php the_post_thumbnail('full'); ?>
 				</div>
 			<?php } ?>
 		<?php } ?>
diff --git a/archive-comic-year.php b/archive-comic-year.php
index 32857ea..da0b1b2 100644
--- a/archive-comic-year.php
+++ b/archive-comic-year.php
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ if (empty($archive_year) || $archive_year == '') $archive_year = date('Y');
 	<div class="post-page-head"></div>
 	<div class="post-page">
 	<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post() ?>
-		<?php if (function_exists('the_post_image')) {
-			if ( has_post_image() ) { ?>
+		<?php if (function_exists('the_post_thumbnail')) {
+			if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) { ?>
 				<div class="post-page-image">
-				<?php the_post_image('full'); ?>
+				<?php the_post_thumbnail('full'); ?>
 				</div>
 			<?php } ?>
 		<?php } ?>
diff --git a/archive-comic.php b/archive-comic.php
index 7f87573..27e6694 100644
--- a/archive-comic.php
+++ b/archive-comic.php
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ Template Name: Comic Archive
 	<div class="post-page-head"></div>
 	<div class="post-page">
 	<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post() ?>
-		<?php if (function_exists('the_post_image')) {
-			if ( has_post_image() ) { ?>
+		<?php if (function_exists('the_post_thumbnail')) {
+			if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) { ?>
 				<div class="post-page-image">
-				<?php the_post_image('full'); ?>
+				<?php the_post_thumbnail('full'); ?>
 				</div>
 			<?php } ?>
 		<?php } ?>
diff --git a/buystrip.php b/buystrip.php
index 9e7ffdf..26753c0 100644
--- a/buystrip.php
+++ b/buystrip.php
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ Template Version: 2.14
 				<br />
 				<img src="<?php echo get_template_directory_uri(); ?>/images/paypal.png" alt="<?php _e('Powered by Paypal','comicpress'); ?>" /><br />
 			</div>
-						<?php if (function_exists('the_post_image')) {
-				if ( has_post_image() ) { ?>
+						<?php if (function_exists('the_post_thumbnail')) {
+				if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) { ?>
 					<div class="post-page-image">
-					<?php the_post_image('full'); ?>
+					<?php the_post_thumbnail('full'); ?>
 					</div>
 				<?php } ?>
 			<?php } ?>
diff --git a/functions.php b/functions.php
index 61c1350..b5d04e2 100644
--- a/functions.php
+++ b/functions.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
-// the_post_image('thumbnail/medium/full');
+// the_post_thumbnail('thumbnail/medium/full');
 if (function_exists('add_theme_support')) {
 	add_theme_support( 'post-thumbnails' );
 }
diff --git a/functions/displayblogpost.php b/functions/displayblogpost.php
index d228122..11be43d 100644
--- a/functions/displayblogpost.php
+++ b/functions/displayblogpost.php
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ function display_blog_post() {
 					</div>
 				<?php } ?>
 				<div class="post-text">
-					<?php if (function_exists('the_post_image')) {
-						if ( has_post_image() ) { ?>
+					<?php if (function_exists('has_post_thumbnail')) {
+						if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) { ?>
 							<div class="post-image">
-								<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_post_image('full'); ?></a>
+								<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_post_thumbnail('full'); ?></a>
 							</div>
 						<?php } else {?>
 							<h2><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
diff --git a/functions/displaycomicpost.php b/functions/displaycomicpost.php
index e2ad7e0..6d01a88 100644
--- a/functions/displaycomicpost.php
+++ b/functions/displaycomicpost.php
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ function display_comic_post() {
 						</div>
 					<?php } ?>
 					<div class="post-comic-text">
-						<?php if (function_exists('the_post_image')) {
-							if ( has_post_image() ) { ?>
+						<?php if (function_exists('the_post_thumbnail')) {
+							if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) { ?>
 								<div class="post-comic-image">
-									<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_post_image('full'); ?></a>
+									<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_post_thumbnail('full'); ?></a>
 								</div>
 							<?php } else {?>
 								<h2><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
diff --git a/image.php b/image.php
index d5d8e02..993fedc 100644
--- a/image.php
+++ b/image.php
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 	<div class="<?php comicpress_post_class(); ?>">
 		<div class="post-page-head"></div>
 		<div class="post-page" id="post-<?php the_ID() ?>">
-			<?php if (function_exists('the_post_image')) {
-				if ( has_post_image() ) { ?>
+			<?php if (function_exists('the_post_thumbnail')) {
+				if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) { ?>
 					<div class="post-page-image">
-					<?php the_post_image('full'); ?>
+					<?php the_post_thumbnail('full'); ?>
 					</div>
 				<?php } ?>
 			<?php } ?>
diff --git a/links.php b/links.php
index 7218986..9b9d9a8 100644
--- a/links.php
+++ b/links.php
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ Template Name: Links
 	<div class="<?php comicpress_post_class(); ?>">
 		<div class="post-page-head"></div>
 		<div class="post-page">
-			<?php if (function_exists('the_post_image')) {
-				if ( has_post_image() ) { ?>
+			<?php if (function_exists('the_post_thumbnail')) {
+				if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) { ?>
 					<div class="post-page-image">
-					<?php the_post_image('full'); ?>
+					<?php the_post_thumbnail('full'); ?>
 					</div>
 				<?php } ?>
 			<?php } ?>
diff --git a/page.php b/page.php
index 490cace..47f1115 100644
--- a/page.php
+++ b/page.php
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 	<div class="<?php comicpress_post_class(); ?>">
 		<div class="post-page-head"></div>
 		<div class="post-page" id="post-<?php the_ID() ?>">
-			<?php if (function_exists('the_post_image')) {
-				if ( has_post_image() ) { ?>
+			<?php if (function_exists('the_post_thumbnail')) {
+				if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) { ?>
 					<div class="post-page-image">
-					<?php the_post_image('full'); ?>
+					<?php the_post_thumbnail('full'); ?>
 					</div>
 				<?php } ?>
 			<?php } ?>
diff --git a/sidebar-left.php b/sidebar-left.php
index 8779f97..e2949e0 100644
--- a/sidebar-left.php
+++ b/sidebar-left.php
@@ -1,23 +1,22 @@
 <?php global $comicpress_options;
-	if ($comicpress_options['disable_lrsidebars_frontpage'] && is_home()) { 
-} else {  ?>
+if (!$comicpress_options['disable_lrsidebars_frontpage']) { ?>
 <div id="sidebar-left">
 	<div class="sidebar-head"></div>
-	<div class="sidebar">
-		<?php if ( !function_exists('dynamic_sidebar') || !dynamic_sidebar('Left Sidebar') ) : ?> 
-			<div class="widget">
-				<?php comicpress_calendar_embed() ?>
-			</div>
-			<div class="widget">
-				<?php comicpress_archive_dropdown(); ?>
-			</div>
-			<div class="widget">
-			<ul><li>
-				<?php comicpress_latest_comics() ?>
-			</li></ul>
-			</div>
-		<?php endif; ?>
-	</div>
+		<div class="sidebar">
+			<?php if ( !function_exists('dynamic_sidebar') || !dynamic_sidebar('Left Sidebar') ) : ?> 
+				<div class="widget">
+					<?php comicpress_calendar_embed() ?>
+				</div>
+				<div class="widget">
+					<?php comicpress_archive_dropdown(); ?>
+				</div>
+				<div class="widget">
+				<ul><li>
+					<?php comicpress_latest_comics() ?>
+				</li></ul>
+				</div>
+			<?php endif; ?>
+		</div>
 	<div class="sidebar-foot"></div>
 </div>
 <?php } ?>