Hi,
We have just updated to 7.8 from a version 4.xx. It was a fresh install in that we deleted the previous theme and installed the new one. We never got an update script from the Welcome Panel so assumed everything was ok.
The child theme is the main issue.
We’re making changes to the stylesheet but they are not being honoured. The stylesheet simple doesn’t load the amendments being made. Opening them up in browser inspector displays the stylesheet info, nothing else.
It seems 7.8 is loading but not 7.7c – The welcome panel also displays the theme name as newspaper even though we had changed the child theme name.
Be great to get a resolve to this so we can put this project to bed.
Thanks
Hash
Hi,
If you changed the child theme name, please make sure you changed the name here also, besides the folder name
– https://www.screencast.com/t/Q0SzHTcMWM
Maybe that is why your customization are not applying. Try this and let us know.
Thanks
Hi,
The child theme seems to be loading in the page source – https://www.screencast.com/t/GF0tClQQtk
I see that your styles are loading through a caching system – https://www.screencast.com/t/HGH9i9q0 maybe this is preventing the child theme from working properly. You could try to disable this system and all your plugins except the ones bundled with the theme, as a test and see if this has any affect. Also check the functions file in the child theme to contain this code – https://www.screencast.com/t/7TMId7wSd
I have created a child theme using the guide – https://forum.tagdiv.com/the-child-theme-support-tutorial/ and the code entered in the stylesheet is loading and applying in the main theme. Try creating a child theme again with the code provided in the theme package, enter your code in the css file (make sure the code is valid) and then activate this child theme.
Please let us know how it goes.
Thanks
Hi,
We have created the child theme as per your instructions including the functions file which we just copied over from the download folder.
Things seem to be working fine but the backend admin panel is still displaying Newspaper 7.8.1 even though the child theme is selected.
Is this normal?
Hi,
When you have the child theme active you should see it like this in the themes section
– https://www.screencast.com/t/PPFYsQZY35hL
If there aren’t any more problems at the moment and the theme customization is applying properly , probably something went wrong with the other child theme you were using. It would have been best if you could identify the cause, to avoid it if possible. Anyway glad you could solve this issue, and benefit from using a child theme.
Thanks
Hi,
I was actually referring to your own admin panel
http://www.screencast.com/t/XYJT2Z3fLHx8
Shouldn’t that be labeled with my child theme name?
Hi,
That will always display the main theme version, not the child version. The child theme has no influence over the that section of the theme panel.
Thanks
