349330 php nuke fix

I have a php nuke board that I update news to for the past 5 years or so. I recently upgraded the board from a very old one to a newer one. Since I did this I am unable to have blocks displayed on the right only on the left. Also I used to be able to post new stories with both an html link and a link to a picture. Now it only does the html link and the picture link disappears when I click submit. I imagine for someone with some phpnuke knowledge this would be a quick fix, but I am not an expert at it. Thanks