Title: Update breaks child theme
Last modified: September 29, 2017

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# Update breaks child theme

 *  Resolved [upwut](https://wordpress.org/support/users/upwut/)
 * (@upwut)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-breaks-child-theme/)
 * In the latest version (3.4), the content-outer id breaks child themes relying
   on different components of the theme. The closing div for content-outer should
   be placed before the get_footer function as opposed to after since footer contains
   the closing body & html tags.
 * Multipe files should be formatted to the following:
 *     ```
       ...
       <div id="content-outer">
       ...
       <?php get_sidebar(); ?>
       </div>
       <?php get_footer(); ?>
       ```
   
 * with footer.php eliminating
 *     ```
       <?php if ( is_home() && ! is_front_page() ) {?>
       </div>
       <?php } ?>
       ```
   

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 *  Theme Author [CyberChimps](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cyberchimps/)
 * (@cyberchimps)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-breaks-child-theme/#post-9552485)
 * Hi,
 * Can you please site url with me so that I can check ?
 *  Thread Starter [upwut](https://wordpress.org/support/users/upwut/)
 * (@upwut)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-breaks-child-theme/#post-9553599)
 * [https://www.penhall.com/us/](https://www.penhall.com/us/)
 * I’ve edited the responsive theme so that my site displays correctly. I’ve inserted`
   </div>` after my #widgets sidebar.
 * For reference my custom ‘footer.php’ begins just before `<div class="awards">`
   with the closing `<div>` of the #wrapper and extends all the way through to `
   </html>`.
 *  Theme Author [CyberChimps](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cyberchimps/)
 * (@cyberchimps)
 * [8 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-breaks-child-theme/#post-9676476)
 * Hi,
 * Thanks for the link. Really sorry about the delay.
    We are checking the issue
   and will get back to you soon.
 * Thanks.

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 * Last activity: [8 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-breaks-child-theme/#post-9676476)
 * Status: resolved