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Try changing the version of this updated theme to the new version, and see if that does the trick!
@t-p can you elaborate on where I need to update the version? I have already updated the version number to 1.2.0 in my style.css file, the stable tag is set to 1.2.0 in my readme.txt, and if you look at the subversion repository in the theme directory you can see that the most recent update is labeled 1.2.0. Is there another place in the code or in the theme directory I need to go to so that it shows up as having been updated?
Note that the preview in the theme directory still shows version 1.1.2 despite this.
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t-p
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try checking your theme’s style.css file
@t-p It is updated in my style.css though. Here’s a link to it in the wordpress subversion repository where you can see it says 1.2.0: https://themes.svn.wordpress.org/aplos/1.2.0/style.css
I’m wondering if even though my commits were taken, because it’s been so long since I’ve updated it, the theme directory has archived it or something and it needs to be “re-activated” before new changes will show up. Does such a system like that even exist though?
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t-p
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To rule out any cache issue, try:
– Flushing any caching plugins you might be running, as well as server and/or browser caches. Not just your browser, but any op cache or content network cache as well such as Cloudflare. If you are using SiteLock, manage your caching there.
– Flushing Managed host caches. Managed WP hosting often has special caches. If your host has a “Purge Varnish” or “Flush Memcache” tool, try that. You can ask your provider to flush memcache and Varnish for you if necessary.
@t-p I think maybe I didn’t explain the problem clearly enough – I am referring to the fact that the official WordPress Theme Directory page for my theme is not showing the newest version of my theme, despite it having updated nearly a month ago. Here is the link to my theme’s official page: https://wordpress.org/themes/aplos/
Can you please visit that link to see what I am referring to? If you download the theme on that page you will see it still downloads version 1.1.2 (despite 1.20 being the new version) and that there is still the “This theme hasn’t been updated in over 2 years” warning.
Yet, WordPress approved my theme update and it is visible on the WordPress subversion repository, as you can see it hosted here: https://themes.svn.wordpress.org/aplos/
This has nothing to do with caching or any specific implementation of theme. I am referring to a problem with the official WordPress Theme Directory page itself. Does that make sense?
I might need to contact someone who actually works on the WordPress Theme Directory as this might be a bug with the site. I just want to make certain that there is nothing else that needs to change in my code for my updates to appear on the theme listing page. So far what I have gathered from you is that all I should need is to update the version in my style.css file, which I had already done. If this is actually a problem with the WordPress Theme Directory itself, do you know who I would contact for that?
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t-p
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A note at the top of that theme (“aplos”) says:
This theme hasn’t been updated in over 2 years. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.
This means the developer of that theme is not maintaining it or updating it.
It’s possible the author has abandoned it.
I would not use it. Not safe! My suggestion is to look for a theme that is regularly maintained and updated by the theme author.
@t-p I am the author of that theme! That is what this entire conversation has been about. I have pushed an update to MY theme, that I have authored, and it is not changing the listing on the Theme Directory Page.
I thought I had started this thread on the WordPress Developer forum section, but it looks like it is accidentally in the “Everything Else” section. If you want to migrate it there, then that is fine. Again, the issue is that I am the author of the Aplos theme and the Theme Directory page is not showing my updates, despite the fact that I have pushed updates and they have been approved.
@mrandyjoe Themes older than 2 years need intervention by a theme admin to make them live from updates. I have just done this for you.
In the future, try the #themereview channel on Slack. They can do the same. 🙂
@otto42 Thank you so much!! I thought there might be something like that for really old themes but I had no idea where to ask for help. I didn’t know about the Slack either but I’ll use that from now on for issues like this. Thanks again!
