Your old page is still there. Pics are not showing because you loaded them on the old system as thumbnails. So you can edit and reload or do what ever you want to the page to update it at this point and it will stick.
Changes you make now will overwrite anything that came across with the DB transfer. So old files will not overwrite what you change now because of the date stamp.
You don't have to use search. There is an alphabetical sort in the right column.
It was some what more convenient from the perspective and usage you refer to. But on the old system searching them for topic and content was a nightmare.
The second issue with the old system came in when a...
You should be able to edit your personal page. I just checked and can edit mine.
With the new system you enter an ad by catagory and people can filter the search.
Photos and my page don't have the limits of ads.
Best way on ads is to insert thumbnails. That way you can add lots of pics without going over the 100k mark.
You can click on the learning center tab and member page link is there. If you click on a member page you get an alphabetical sort option in the right column.