Title: Changes to header not saving
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Changes to header not saving

 *  [Kletsky](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kletsky/)
 * (@kletsky)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changes-to-header-not-saving/)
 * Hello folks,
 * I’m trying to edit the php in my header to get banner ads to show up on my site.
   However, when I change the header php file in the editor of the admin area, the
   changes don’t save. Can anyone help me figure out how to save these changes?

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 *  [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/)
 * (@anevins)
 * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changes-to-header-not-saving/#post-3320390)
 * Changes to any of the theme’s files will erase when the theme updates.
    Instead
   create a [Child Theme](http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes#Example_of_a_basic_Child_Theme)
   and work within there.
 *  Thread Starter [Kletsky](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kletsky/)
 * (@kletsky)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changes-to-header-not-saving/#post-3320394)
 * So any changes I try to make in the editor just flat out won’t work unless I 
   create a child theme?
 *  [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/)
 * (@anevins)
 * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changes-to-header-not-saving/#post-3320396)
 * No, changes you make in the theme’s files will effect the theme. What change 
   are you trying to make?
 *  Thread Starter [Kletsky](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kletsky/)
 * (@kletsky)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changes-to-header-not-saving/#post-3320398)
 * I’m trying to change the header to include 468X60 banner ads using this:
 *  </div>
    <div class=”header_ads”> <?php $pp_top_banner = get_option(‘pp_top_banner’);
 *  if(!empty($pp_top_banner))
    { echo stripslashes($pp_top_banner); } ?> </div>
 *  <br class=”clear”/>
    </div>
 * So when I insert that using the editor, the changes don’t save and nothing happens
   on the live site.
 *  Thread Starter [Kletsky](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kletsky/)
 * (@kletsky)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changes-to-header-not-saving/#post-3320399)
 * I’m not sure why it’s not saving or how to get it to save these changes.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 5 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Kletsky](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kletsky/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changes-to-header-not-saving/#post-3320399)
 * Status: not resolved

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