Hi
The child theme functionality has been broken since the update of the core for the Envato WordPress requirements. Can you please fix this? You can search fo “child” in the comments in the link below to see that a number of us depend on child themes for customization. I have pasted an excerpt from those comments below, in which I was advised to contact support.
Thanks
https://tagdiv.com/updating-the-core-of-tagdiv-themes/
Ted Slater June 17, 2019 at 6:50 pm
That doesn’t seem to be true, Catalin. Envato requires that the child theme “Consist of style.css, functions.php and screenshot.png files at a minimum” … but you’re not *disallowed* from including/supporting other files in the child theme.
Seriously, if you stop supporting child themes — where we can edit the single.php (or loop-single.php) file (for example), that decision will mark the day that Newspaper starts going downhill as a theme.
On https://help.author.envato.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000480723 Envato references https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/advanced-topics/child-themes/ … which says, “any file you add to your child theme will overwrite the same file in the parent theme” … but with the current version of your theme, this doesn’t work. Adding (and tweaking) the theme’s header.php file to the child theme does nothing.
BECAUSE YOU BROKEN THE CHILD THEME FUNCTIONALITY.
Your statement that “Envato … requires all functionality to be added through plugins” is, to be direct, false. Stop lying to us and once again provide full support for child themes. For the sake of your business, as well as ours.
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Catalin L.Catalin L. June 18, 2019 at 8:49 am
Hi Ted,
Sorry for the inconvenience but please note that since theme update 9.7 most of the theme files have been moved in the tagDiv Composer plugin, as you can see in our informative article. Now, the child theme is limited to just a few files. This is a consequence of the recent modifications to the location of theme files, due to Envato requirements, sorry! Moving forward with such requirements, a child theme will only work with functions.php, and style.css, as there are very few files left in the main theme as Envato, requires all functionality to be added through plugins. The child theme inherits the look and feels of the parent theme and all of its functions. Where all the functionalities of the theme have been added into a plugin, the child theme no longer has what to get from the parent theme, sorry! The child theme is not a “child plugin”.
Thank you for your understanding!
Best regards!
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AvatarK.Y. June 25, 2019 at 9:45 pm
I have to say I agree with Ted Slater’s comments. I didn’t research your claims, but it does seem unlikely that Envato would require theme developers to disable the Child theme functionality. Please find a solution so that the Child theme will function as it should.
Catalin L.Catalin L. June 26, 2019 at 8:11 am
Hi,
According to Envato Requirements, the child theme is not mandatory to be offered. Also, if this is provided by the theme author, must be checked the following requirements, as you can see here -> https://www.screencast.com/t/JkRUP9LI -> https://help.author.envato.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000480723-WordPress-Theme-Feature-Requirements#h_5966589781211522283728890 which are valid.
Thank you for your understanding!
AvatarK.Y. June 30, 2019 at 5:31 pm
Hi Catalin,
You may not be required to supply a child theme but that does not mean it is acceptable to break the functionality should your users choose to use one.
Please see – https://forums.envato.com/t/is-child-theme-functionality-obsolete-with-the-new-theme-requirements/244151
“Envato requirements have no negative effect over child themes, quite opposite, they encourage you to follow the best standards which makes customization via a child theme much more easier as a result.”
It seems that you have completely misunderstood the Envato requirements.
Using child themes is a standard practice and a best practice that WP users rely on. Please find a solution so that the child theme will function as it should.
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Catalin L.Catalin L. July 1, 2019 at 7:40 am
Hi,
Thank you for your interest in our theme. Unfortunately, the blog is not assigned to the support team. For support, please open a new topic on forum.tagdiv.com / http://forum.tagdiv.com/forum/newspaper/ and provide all the details. Our expert team is ready to assist you ASAP.
Best regards!
Hi,
Since Newspaper v9.7 the child theme is working only for the functions.php and style.css files.
We wrote an article on the subject here: https://tagdiv.com/updating-the-core-of-tagdiv-themes/
if you want you can try the implementation for the child theme provide by an user in this topic -> https://forum.tagdiv.com/topic/issue-with-9-7-update-changes-single_template_-in-child-theme/
Thank you for your understanding!
Hi Calin
I am also experiencing problems with the child theme not displaying certain templates correctly. If I was to move over to the main theme what shall I do with my functions.php file in the child theme which has many amendments which I do not want to loose or can I add them to the main theme’s functions.php file. However, that what mean re-adding the changes every time there is an update.
Please advise.
Hello @devy,
Yes you can add the code from child theme in the main theme, but how you say, you’ll need to re’add it after each update; also if you want you can try the above implementation, but first please make sure that your code is working correctly and you do not have a plugin conflict.
Thank you for your understanding!
