I am having a recurrent issue of retaining my customization after every theme update. What is the best method of retaining my old customization after updating my newspaper theme. I need the best and the most cost effective means of retaining my old customization after every theme update.
If you change core files, you need to re-apply them when you update to new theme version.
You can also export custom code box to a text file; or all customizations to a text file.
Similarly your home page built with VC, you can copy/paste the text shortcodes to a text file.
At least this is what I do 🙂
You need to use a child theme, so that you don’t lose any customisations after an update. http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-themes/how-to-update-a-wordpress-theme-without-losing-customization/
Hello,
Unfortunately there is no update proof method of altering the theme files. Code gets updated and if you keep old files in your child theme and the theme requires the new code but you feed the old one through your child theme…what do you think will happen? Yeah, the site will break. The child theme must be updated as well if the code you modified gets updated.
https://forum.tagdiv.com/topic/setting-up-child-theme/
Thank you!
