Hi, pros/cons not updating.
I normally make child theme. No problems in Divi and other themes. Can’t remember issue, but had problems.
Built site, no child theme. No custom CSS. I chose a lot of settings in Newspaper Theme Panel.
Will I lose Panel settings if I update?
I spent hours, no, days. No way could I re-do that now.
WP Bakery indicates it’s old. Got emails from Envato you’ve updated it.
I have NO time to fix errors. MUST launch teaching classes.
Should I update? Should I wait?
Using WP for 12 yrs, always update. But too much riding on this. Using Memberpress and PayPay, probably turning WooCommerce off.
Thanks in advance.
PS I REALLY look forward to styling per category. Been wanting something like this for years. Enjoying Newspaper so far. I don’t say that lightly. Not easy to find themes I can customize readily.
Although panel still baffles me. But so far, ok!
Built site, no child theme. No custom CSS. I chose a lot of settings in Newspaper Theme Panel.
Will I lose Panel settings if I update?
No. If you have not changed the core files of Newspaper Theme and used the settings only through the Theme Panel, updating the Theme will not affect any settings.
However, if you have a very old version of the Theme, you will have to re-create the pages after Updating.
Before each update, developers recommend doing a full backup to your database to avoid losing all of your data and then update the theme via FTP way because this is the surest method in this case.
Please check here -> https://forum.tagdiv.com/how-to-update-the-theme-2/
Read section A. Update the theme via FTP.
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On your website (https://dreamingbig.rocks/) I see the installed version:
Theme: Newspaper by tagDiv.com 2017
Version: 8.6
After upgrading the theme to version 8.7.2, you do not have to recreate the pages.
Please make a back-up beforehand though. It is always a good idea to make constant back-ups of your site.
Thank you!
I have received email delivery failure emails because I want to know updates to this topic. EVERY day, sometimes twice a day, for days.
I am finally unchecking the “Notify me.” That’s the ONLy way I will stop getting daily, or twice daily, notifications there’s an email failure.
I DID get the email with the response, thank you.
Only posting so you might wanna look into this? At least you know. Take care and thanks for reply!
