Couple quick notes on “being prepared” when doing updates to Theme:
a) you should make manual backups of your dbase via hosting panel, AND via the WordPress ‘export’ function prior to any updates, including WordPress core – theme does not manage that for you; no theme does
b) you should put some custom code in the WordPress > Appearance > Customiser when possible as this lives outside theme, so will not die with a broken update
c) you should copy paste custom code for widgets, footer elements, and CSS into separate text file for ease of rebuild when an error
d) you should make a ‘map’ of your custom home page elements, such as rows and modules and settings for each (e.g., category ID, skip IDs, etc)
Just some feedback for newer WordPress users. This kind of planning will really save you from going nuts if there is hiccup during any update of anything.
🙂 Chris
(I don’t work here; WP user since 2004.)
Hi simchris, thank you for taking your time to share those good suggestions related to the theme and WordPress updates.
Have a nice day!
