Updating WordPress with a Child Theme

  • Resolved david221

    (@david221)


    12 years, 9 months ago

    Currently, I have version 3.5.1 for a website that I’ve been working on. I’ve been using a child theme to build this site, but I’ve made only one little change in the functions php file in the parent theme. I’m not sure if I was supposed to copy that php file and put it in the child theme folder – I wasn’t sure if I was supposed to do this at the time. So I’m wondering if I can update my WordPress without causing any problems? If there is anything I need to do to fix the child theme and php file beforehand, how do I go about it? Thanks.

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  • Michael

    (@alchymyth)

    12 years, 9 months ago

    an update of WordPress will not change any existing child themes; however, when you update your theme, any changes will get overwritten/lost.

    I’m not sure if I was supposed to copy that php file and put it in the child theme folder

    no – only changes via filters, actions, etc or pluggable functions should be added into functions.php of the child theme.
    http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes#Using_functions.php

    I’ve made only one little change in the functions php file in the parent theme

    what change?

    Thread Starter david221

    (@david221)

    12 years, 9 months ago

    I have just looked at my work carefully and I realized that I made a mistake about which php file I changed. It was the header php file – not the functions one, and the only change I made was typing the name of the website in the <title> tag. So I gather it’s safe to update my WordPress?

    Michael

    (@alchymyth)

    12 years, 9 months ago

    it’s safe to update my WordPress?

    yes

    to be sure about your theme, copy header.php (inclucding your edits) into your child theme’s folder.

    Thread Starter david221

    (@david221)

    12 years, 9 months ago

    Thank you, I’ll give it a go soon.

    Thread Starter david221

    (@david221)

    12 years, 9 months ago

    Yes, the updating worked without any hassles. Thank you very much, alchymyth.

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