convert child theme back to parent theme

  • avsion

    (@avsion)


    6 years ago

    Hi Everyone,

    I have a website that we use mainly for marketing our services, online service bookings and selling bit of products. the site hasn’t been updated since 2017, both the Avada parent and child theme need an update to version 6.2, remove products/WooCommerce and replace the booking system to a new app.

    I would like to start managed/update/customise my site but I have no knowledge in coding such as CSS, functions. Etc however I prefer at this point to start with fusion builder as I can easily learn quickly and get results to get my website up and running and then learn coding as I go.

    Before I start update the website, I would like plan how to structure it so it will be easier for me to manage the site in the future. I did some research and it seems that now days for most customisation, you don’t need a child theme as it can do most of CSS customisation and functions by using the WordPress/parent theme and plugin. as explain above the website will have standard pages for the services with style customisation and an online booking system.

    My questions are:

    1. Per above scope, future update/upgrades and easy management do I need a child theme or better use parent theme/plugin to do the customisation?

    2. How do I convert the child theme back to latest version parent theme?

    3. If keeping the child theme structure, how do I update the old child theme to the new version child theme?

    Thank you for your help in advance.

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  • Joy

    (@joyously)

    6 years ago

    I don’t know what fusion builder is.
    If you intend to make a lot of changes, be sure to make a backup first. But you might want to install a WP environment on your computer, so you don’t hurt the live site as you are learning.

    1. The whole point of having a child theme is so you can make some changes, but keep the parent theme up to date without losing your changes. I don’t understand what you are saying about the choice between a child theme or parent theme/plugin. Some things are easier in a theme than a plugin, but it depends on what you are doing.

    2. You don’t convert child theme to parent theme. Parent themes are deleted and new version unzipped when you click on Update, so your changes belong in the child theme where they don’t get lost.

    3. Did you make the child theme or is it from somewhere else? Where does an update come from?

    Thread Starter avsion

    (@avsion)

    6 years ago

    Hi Joy,
    Fusion builder is Avada theme builder that can do basic customisation/builds through the user interface without coding knowledge.

    Sorry i forgot to mention that i have installed wordpress on my local ubuntu server using 5.4.1 wordpress/php7.4/apache docker image and MariaDB database Image. i have imported the live site database and content. i also updates all the plugins and fixed all the small issues.

    the site is now up and running on my local server however few things are broken due to the customisation, theme and wordpress version updates. i’m just trying to have a plan what is the best way for me and how to do it.

    1. & 2. please check this video, this is what i’m trying to do https://youtu.be/30JdAarTAFU
    3. we had a developer who created the child theme and updated the website in 2017.

    Thread Starter avsion

    (@avsion)

    6 years ago

    Hi Joy,

    see below explanation in more detail,

    1. The Avada Theme/fusion builder and wordpress has a section to do the custom CSS locally on the page and globally. for the functions codes you can use snippets or similar plugin. if i understand it kept in the data base when you move to a new version of wordpress/theme as well as the plugin kept in the content files, meaning when you do your backup you don’t loose it.

    2. if all the customisation are backed up and i don’t need the child theme any more is. there a way to copy or use migration plugin to move the customisation from the child theme back to the parent theme? it looks like child theme is not necessary for most websites at it use to be.

    3. we had a developer who created the child theme and updated the website in 2017.

    Thank you

    Joy

    (@joyously)

    6 years ago

    There is a plugin for Customizer Export/Import so you can export your child theme settings, and import them to the parent theme (assuming there aren’t more options in the child theme). If the child theme has other things like code or a different style sheet, you will need to handle that manually. Code moved to the parent will be overwritten on update of the parent, so you would need to use a plugin. Styles can be put into the Customizer.

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