Title: Problem with Theme Update
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Problem with Theme Update

 *  [KiraatLOUPE](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kiraatloupe/)
 * (@kiraatloupe)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-theme-update/)
 * HELP!!
 * I updated to the newest version for my theme which is Coraline, and it completely
   stripped all my custome settings and reverted back to the default! All my fonts
   and colors are gone. Now my site looks horrible, and i do not know how to use
   css and i do not have time to re-create my site. Please help, i need my old site
   back asap!! Thanks 🙂

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-theme-update/#post-2029194)
 * Did you make a backup copy of the theme before you updated it? If not, then I’m
   afraid your customisations have been lost.
 *  [Chip Bennett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chipbennett/)
 * (@chipbennett)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-theme-update/#post-2029210)
 * Example #3,247,581 of why **all Theme customizations should be made in a Child
   Theme**…
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-theme-update/#post-2029235)
 * … assuming that all themes are child friendly. Some aren’t. I’ve no idea about
   Coraline but I would like to see some indication of whether a theme is (or is
   not) child friendly. Perhaps we could even encourage theme authors to place a
   warning about customisations in their theme’s description?
 *  [Chip Bennett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chipbennett/)
 * (@chipbennett)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-theme-update/#post-2029239)
 * > … assuming that all themes are child friendly. Some aren’t.
 * Very few things would make a Theme Child-unfriendly, _especially_ for CSS-only
   changes.
 * One of the main things is appropriate use of `get_template_*()` and `get_stylesheet_*()`
   functions, so that the correct resource is targeted.
 *  Thread Starter [KiraatLOUPE](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kiraatloupe/)
 * (@kiraatloupe)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-theme-update/#post-2029316)
 * so basically i have to start from the begining now? great…
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-theme-update/#post-2029325)
 * > Very few things would make a Theme Child-unfriendly
 * Fair point. I was thinking of cases where people need to re-write functions or
   change defines.
 * **[@kiraatloupe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kiraatloupe/)**: You could
   try contacting your hosts and asking if they have a backup copy of your old theme
   but, if that fails, I’m afraid there’s nothing else you can do but start again.
   🙁
 *  Thread Starter [KiraatLOUPE](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kiraatloupe/)
 * (@kiraatloupe)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-theme-update/#post-2029342)
 * Thanks so much for your help.
    Im really bummed about this 🙁

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 * Last reply from: [KiraatLOUPE](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kiraatloupe/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-theme-update/#post-2029342)
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