I have downloaded the upgrade, but I haven’t ftp’d it yet since it doesn’t work through WordPress. I have a customized 8.0 child theme, and I really don’t want to have to do all of that work again! My site is running smoothly, but I want to take advantage of the features of 8.5. I’m not quite sure what to do next.
Hello,
If you have custom code in your child theme, you really have to do that again. There is absolutely no update proof method of altering the theme files. Yes, you are not altering the original files through the child theme but think of it like this. After the update, the theme files change. The code is different, and you are still feeding the old code from a few versions back through the child theme. What do you think will happen? This is the main reason why I think child themes are stupid and a waste of time (my personal opinion)
Please use this guide to properly update the theme: https://forum.tagdiv.com/how-to-update-the-theme-2/ and use this guide top re-createa your child theme and customization: https://forum.tagdiv.com/search/child+theme/ otherwise you will face lots of issues with the new update when using your existing child theme.
Thank you!
Thanks for the info. I have to disagree with you regarding the value of child themes, though. They are great for small, interim updates, but obviously are a challenge for major ones like 8.5. I’ll be working on this during the coming weekend. Fortunately, I wrote everything down on my customization so (at least in theory) after a couple of hours’ work, everything should be just peachy. Or not. 🙂
