Could someone please give me the correct upgrade instructions for 2.4.0 to 2.4.4. Based on this link Sourceforge I downloaded xoops2.4.0-to-2.4.4.zip in which the release notes state:
Upgrading from XOOPS 2.3.x and 2.4.x(easy way)
1. Get the right update package from the sourceforge file repository
2. Overwrite files in XOOPS directory on your server with the content of /htdocs
* make sure that you copy the (empty) content of /xoops_lib to whatever directory you keep it on the server now (it should be your current XOOPS_TRUST_PATH directory), then delete the /xoops_lib directory. There can NOT be two directories with the content of /xoops_lib
3. If you have Protector previously installed, open the "mainfile.php" file , and remove the Pre-check and Post-check lines (if they exist):

include XOOPS_TRUST_PATH.'/modules/protector/include/precheck.inc.php' ;
include XOOPS_TRUST_PATH.'/modules/protector/include/postcheck.inc.php' ;

4. If you're upgrading from XOOPS 2.4.x, make the file /include/license.php writeable (permission 0777 on Linux)
5. Access <your.site.url>/upgrade/ with a browser, and follow the instructions
6. Follow the instructions to update your database
7. Delete the "upgrade" folder from your server
8. Update the "system" module from the modules administration interface. Other modules, especially "Profile" and "Protector" are recommended to update as well

I then get the message Failed opening upgrade/mainfile.php which makes good sense because my mainfile.php is in the root directory, not the upgrade directory.
I think my big problem is that I read too much. I've updated my modules and the admin page now reads 2.4.4 and so far I can't see any problems with my site.

Upgrading from XOOPS 2.3.x (easy way)

1. Get the right update package from the sourceforge file repository

There is no such package on sourceforge...only the full package.

This program is "sweet" and it is so easy to use, whoever designed this package really "gets it". The upgrade software is amazing and the way the themes wrap around the modules is just too cool.

1. Download XOOPS 2.4.0
download
2. Unzip the contents to your computer.
3. Make a backup of your existing XOOPS install.
4. Set the permissions of "mainfile.php" to writable. ( 664 or better )
HTDOCS
5. Upload the contents of the "htdocs" folder and overwrite your existing XOOPS files except for the folders "xoops_data" and "xoops_lib".
6. Upload the contents of the "xoops_data" folder and overwrite your current install. ( Or remember to move it from your XOOPS directory and update the path in mainfile.php" )
7. Upload the contents of the "xoops_lib" folder and overwrite your current install. ( Or remember to move it from your XOOPS directory and update the path in mainfile.php" )
UPGRADE
8. Upload the "upgrade" folder to your XOOPS directory.
9. Open a browser window and navigate to <yoursite>/upgrade/
10. Follow the install instructions.
11. Delete the "upgrade" folder from your server.
12. Delete the "install" folder from your server.
13. Set the permissions of "mainfile.php" to non-writable. ( 444 )
14. Update your modules from the administration control panel.

I need a way to get back to the main homepage of my site. And wouldn't you know it, right after posting this I found what I was looking for in the file /themes/default/theme.html in the header section in the line
<tr id="header">
<td id="headerlogo"><a href="<{xoAppUrl /}>" title="<{$xoops_sitename}>"><img src="<{xoImgUrl xoops-logo.png}>" alt="<{$xoops_sitename}>" /></a></td>

...so I changed "<{xoAppUrl /}>" to "mysiteurl"

Unfortunately the theme I'm working on doesn't have a logo image, it just uses a text link... so now I have to figure out how to add that.

How can I change the link for the site on the top of the homepage?