Child theme for Spasalon general question

  • Resolved Dorothy17

    (@dorothy17)


    11 years, 8 months ago

    Hello,
    I’d like to ask a few questions about the changes of Spasalon theme.
    I read the threads here and I saw many times that you recommend to use a child theme. A few things is a bit blurry for me.
    1. You created a custom css in Option panel. If I changed the css just in that box, will all my changes disappear as well when updating the theme?
    2. If I want to change a few things in some php file later on, can I just add a child theme or I need to start to build the page from scratch?

    Thanks very much for your help, I like very much this theme, I will rate is as soon as I finish my site!Have a nice day!

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  • Imran Ali

    (@imranaliweb)

    11 years, 8 months ago

    Hi Dorothy

    Thanks for use Spasalon theme
    please send your theme URL

    Thanks

    Thread Starter Dorothy17

    (@dorothy17)

    11 years, 8 months ago

    I don’t need any technical support at the moment, I am just trying to understand if I can update the theme without losing what I have or better not. And also if I want to change something in the future there is a possibility to do so or I need to start again. You can find my link here if that helps something. 🙂
    Thanks in advance.

    janet4now

    (@janet4now)

    11 years, 8 months ago

    If you use a child theme you can safely update the theme without losing your changes.

    Not sure I understand your question regarding custom.css… but if you create a child theme, I would recommend using that for both php and css changes.

    Imran Ali

    (@imranaliweb)

    11 years, 8 months ago

    Hi

    Create a child theme using this Link – http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes

    after creating a child theme Create a css Folder.
    now Copy the default.css and php File From Core Theme Directory into css folder of Your Child Theme directory.

    and update your theme use child theme functionalty

    Thanks…

    Thread Starter Dorothy17

    (@dorothy17)

    11 years, 8 months ago

    Thank Janet, imranaliweb, but I don’t think you understood my questions. I am trzing to explain it in more details.

    My first question is that if I changed only the css on my page without child theme, but my changes are in the custom css box in the Option Panel – which was basically created for these kind of changes as far as I know – can I update my theme in this case without losing the changes?

    My second question is re future changes. If my website is up and running, but I would like to make a change in the future – can I create a child theme and use it when the site is running already or I need to start building my site from the scratch? So can I use child theme later on or I have to use it from the first changes of the site?

    I hope it is clear now what I mean. Thanks for your help in advance.

    Imran Ali

    (@imranaliweb)

    11 years, 8 months ago

    Hi Dorothy

    first Answer –
    Yes you are changed using option panel to customization in your theme
    basically theme used style.css and default.css and other css file..

    Use this step customization your theme
    1.Go to theme folder
    2.into go to Function folder
    3.into theme_option folder
    4. you are view this file and folders
    css folder
    images folder
    js folder
    pages folder
    option_panel (php file)

    used this files to create better Spasalon theme using option Panel without Child theme..

    Your Second Answer –
    The very concept of child theme is to let your modifications remain intact when updating. You use child theme for maintenance. But it has to be the same theme.

    So basically when theme is updated you do not have to do anything.

    Thanks

    Thread Starter Dorothy17

    (@dorothy17)

    11 years, 8 months ago

    All right, thanks very much.
    So, I can update my theme now, if I used just the Option panel and I can create a child theme whenever I want for my website if I want to change more than the Option Panel.
    Thanks very much!

    ABDesignStationery1979

    (@abdesignstationery1979)

    11 years, 6 months ago

    Need a tiny bit help please….edited most of the site but need the Text colour in the now Purple banner at top of pages changing and also how to remove / change the “call us now” sign….CSS codes greatly appreciated…here is the site

    Thanks in advance

    Anth

    Imran Ali

    (@imranaliweb)

    11 years, 6 months ago

    Hi ABDesignStationery

    This ticket are closed.

    please create new separate ticket for your issue.

    Thanks.

    ABDesignStationery1979

    (@abdesignstationery1979)

    11 years, 6 months ago

    how do I do that? where is the link to do that

    Thanks Anth

    Imran Ali

    (@imranaliweb)

    11 years, 6 months ago

    hi ABDesignStationery

    Click this link and create Separate Ticket

    https://wordpress.org/support/theme/spasalon#postform

    Thanks.

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