child theme set up

hi there i made a fresh install about 2-3 weeks ago.
i installed a child theme from the first place.
a few days ago i saw that a new update was available.
i changed theme from child to newspaper theme and after i switched back the page layout stored in cloud library was set back to the original template used (i lost all the css and content hanges made).

i want to ask that it is a bit confusing for me the artcile relatively the child theme use if it is compulsory since using a child theme to copy the files (single templates etc) there in order not to loose changes made with editor to cloud library templates???

i m not sure after reading it in case somenones using child theme after an update the changes and the templates stored in cloud library will remain as they are, or they will change unless they are copied on achild theme files?

Can u please help me with that cause i do not want to loose all the work done in a future update or in case i revert to main.

finally, i am showing some deprecated api to the contact form i added, i do not know if it is noticed and u plan to fix it in future.

• This topic was modified 3 years by kbelimpassakis.

Thanks for replying, but i do not really understand what you mean.Maybe i did not explain well my point.

How i have to set up the child theme without loosing any data after an update?
I havent done any code modification to my child theme apart from adding the gtag code in functions.

I am asking about changes made to css, content and modicications to outlook through theme;s builder on templates that i added to cloud library.

Do i have to save these renamed templates (page,header,footer,author etc) in my child theme in order not be overwritten in a future update?Is this necessary?

Thank u!