Hi,
I am not the theme author, but I think these are the information you need to know and do after any theme update.
If you have a cache plugin, you will need to clear it’s cache content after doing theme update.
You will also need to clear your browser history.
Update WordPress and all your plugins.
If you have modified templates in a child theme, you will also have to compare with parent theme and made necessary updates.
Thank you.
Just noting that I am having the same issue with the site menu and color changes. Fortunately I remembered issues with Evolve theme upgrades in the past — so I installed/tested on a staging site rather than my home site.
I’ve disabled automatic theme updates on my main site. I’ve tried to debug the color changes on the main menu, with no success… and I can’t really afford to deal with this pattern of theme upgrades which mess up previous layout.
This is unfortunate as I do prefer to keep themes updated. But this is at least the 2nd time that an Evolve update has made significant changes that impact layout and display…. and it’s unfair to me and to my clients to required re-coding of style options every time a theme is upgrade.
Hi Abigailm,
In my personal opinion, you should not be using a free theme for your client.
You should know that the author of a free theme does not have any obligations to it’s users. So even if the theme crashes, it’s the author’s free will, whether he wants to update it or not.
Any theme author in WordPress.org Theme repository can abandon the project anytime they want.
But you do have an obligation to your client, so perhaps you should have a team of programmers in your company to take care of such issues.
It would be even better, if you fork the Theme and continue development as your own. You could host your fork in a public or private repository such as github.
Thank you
Denzel – this is not a free theme. The theme must be purchased. There is also a pro version that you can pay a little more for to unlock more features.
The issue is that with updates, it seems as if the customizations made to it relative to colors and fonts go back to the default settings, or some other arbitrary setting that’s been changed. The point is that I paid for something, and now, someone’s messing with something that I paid for.
I just had this same issue with another company. I purchased a theme, and now the creator of the theme wants me to “renew my subscription” to use all their themes. I only bought one theme, but from the communication I’m receiving, it seems as if I’ve not purchased anything because I didn’t “subscribe” to all their themes.
Perhaps purchasing something from ThemeForest means that I’m paying ThemeForest for a theme that’s provided to them for free by the creator. In the mind of the consumer, however, that doesn’t matter. If the consumer has paid for something, there’s been money that’s changed hands. That establishes the customer relationship. If I’ve paid for the theme, it’s not free.
if you have paid for the theme, please post any questions on the website forums you purchased it. these forums are only for free theme versions. thanks!
P.S. this is absolutelly free theme 😉
It doesn’t matter whether the theme is free or not. No theme developer is obligated to upgrade its themes, but generally it is expected that an upgrade will be compatible with prior versions. There certainly are other excellent free themes on wordpress that are very reliable and consistent with upgrades. Many themes follow the model of making the basic theme available without charge and then offering optional plugins.
Denzel, you say that you are not the theme author but I can see that you post in the support forums at https://theme4press.com/support-forums/ — so you are a representative of the developer.
I’d note that the same menu problem described here (change to a light font color making menu unreadable on hover) has also been the subject of thread for the paid theme: https://theme4press.com/support/topic/evolve-plus-update-damages-menue-styling/
Hi @abigailm,
If you are referring to the Evolve Plus premium theme, Please post your question there. I will answer you in the premium forum.
https://theme4press.com/support/forum/evolve/
This forum on WordPress.org is for the free Evolve Theme.
It’s free, you don’t pay for the free Evolve Theme.
I am not the Theme author, I work as support in the Evolve Plus forum.
I don’t answer anything related to premium theme here.
Hi @schooladvancement
When you post your question, you never mention that it’s the premium version. If you are referring to the premium Evolve Plus Theme, Please post your question in the premium forum.
https://theme4press.com/support/forum/evolve/
This is a WordPress.org free forum for the free Evolve Theme.
You can download it here for free.
https://wordpress.org/themes/evolve/
If you cannot find the download button.
I post the link here for you.
https://downloads.wordpress.org/theme/evolve.3.6.0.zip
Whatever answer I provide here, it’s for the free Evolve Theme.
Not the premium version.
Hope you can spot the difference.
Thank you.
Andrew Nevins
(@anevins)
WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support
To echo the author and contributor..
@abigailm & @schooladvancement, If you have an issue with the commercial version of the theme then you need to use your commercial support. Please respect this.
