Updating an outdated theme? | WordPress.org

TennaS
(@tennas)

10 years, 12 months ago

Hey there
At my work we use wordpress for our website. We have an old version (3.5.1) and I can see the 4.1.1 update is available. I would like to update to this version, but we have an old theme (Grandeur) which now is outdated.. So I have no idea how an update will affect our theme? Will it even work with the new update?
I would really appreciate if somebody can help me 🙂
Tenna

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petercralen
(@petercralen)

10 years, 12 months ago

Hi,

backup everything and then make copy of your website in subdomain or wherever you can and try it.

Anyway If your version is so old, probably its not big website or something critical, so consider to build your website again with new theme and just migrate/copy content.
Aurovrata Venet
(@aurovrata)

10 years, 12 months ago
You can use the excellent Duplicator plugin to quickly make a staging version of your site.

If the theme is too old for the 4.1, then you have 2 options,
1. pick a similar looking theme (look at ElegantThemes.com for example) or one of the great WordPress themes, but pick a popular theme — more chances it gets maintained) and then try to make as few modifications using a child theme. This is the best insurance you have have against your current issue.
2. pick an HTML5 compliant blank theme and build from scratch.
WPyogi
(@wpyogi)

10 years, 12 months ago

Note that you should not update WP all at once – see:

http://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress_Extended#Upgrading_Across_Multiple_Versions

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