Hi,
I will need to get from Newspaper 4 to Newspaper the newest version.
What are the best steps to do that?
1. Remove old Theme
2. Install the new Theme
3. Update the plugins
4. Recreat the landing page with the new Composer (can I use the old page for this?)
5. Using auto updates for the future
I’m using some recipe Plugins – will the content be lost if I do remove the theme and install the new one?
Anything else I should keep in mind?
schnapperin
Hi,
The recommended way of updating or installing Word press themes is by FTP. Please see this guide for more information about this, and also other steps to ensure a smooth update process
– https://forum.tagdiv.com/how-to-update-the-theme-2/
Auto update is also available through the Envato plugin, as mentioned in the guide.
Consider making backups, in case something goes wrong you can simply revert to a previous working website. Hopefully that will not be the case.
Any modifications made to the theme files directly will be lost, but nothing else will be affected (theme panel settings, custom code, posts, pages etc).
Plugins included with the theme can simply be deactivated and removed and then install the new ones from the theme package.
Other plugins that are working with the current version of the theme, may or may not work anymore after an update of the theme or of the plugin. That is the case with all themes and plugins.
If you want to make the switch to the tagDiv composer you will have to recreate the pages with the new editor
– https://forum.tagdiv.com/tagdiv-composer-tutorial/
– https://forum.tagdiv.com/visual-composer-tagdiv-composer-transition/
Some elements that were specific to Visual composer are not available in tagDiv composer. More options and features will be added to this front-end page editor exclusively, in future updates however.
Thanks
