Hi there, I just inherited the task of web editor for a university publication and I’m working on updating the out-of-date site. I want to upgrade from Newspaper 4 to the latest version. I’ve seen the documentation that lists the three ways to do this. Whenever I attempt to upgrade through WordPress (clicking the ‘update script’ under the “newspaper’ menu heading) it starts, but gives an error message:
“Import script started:
> Newspaper 4 settings not found in database! td_008 – not found
> Quiting!”
Also, I tried to do it using the Envato Market method. I have successfully acquired a token ID. When I click the ‘add item’ option it asks me to input the token and item ID. I use the unique string of letters and numbers that Envato gave me and the item ID 5489609 for the Newspaper theme, as per the documentation. However it says that something is entered incorrectly and I can’t add an item.
I need to update the theme ASAP because most of the interface is broken. The visual composer doesn’t work, the interface crashes almost every time I try to navigate between sections (Pages -> Posts, for example) and uploading media often crashes the browser. All plugins are updated to their current version and WordPress is as well.
Thanks,
-Matt
Best way to update from old version to current version is via FTP. Seriously.
Hello,
The best way to do it is indeed through FTP as Chris mentioned (Thanks Chris) You simply need to delete your old theme and then add the new theme files in the wp-content/themes folder.
The update script needs to be activated after you update the theme. Please note that you will also need to update all your theme plugins (visual composer, revolution slider, social counter). They are all included in the theme package.
There will be some elements that will have to be replaced or re-created as lots of things changed since newspaper 4
Thank you!
Hey, thanks so much for your responses. I really appreciate it!
While we’re on this topic, if a previous web editor with much more experience than me has gone in and altered the .php of the theme, it seems like updating the theme will get rid of those changes and change or break currently functioning parts of the site, right? I know at least one previous web editor has done this.
Also, have you heard anything about how well the Aesop Story Engine plugin works with Newspaper?
Thanks again!
Hello,
When updating the theme, modifications done to the php files will be lost. If you do not know what was changed you can use winmerge to compare the theme files if you still have the old version intact somewhere. (you need to compare the same version of files in order to see what was modified.) and then make a back-up of the modifications and try to re-apply them to the new theme files. There is no simple way of customizing the theme and maintaining the modifications when updating. There is no update proof method to modify the theme files.
As for the plugin mentioned, we have no idea of it’s functionality .I cannot say for sure if it will work or not with our theme as it is not tested.
Thank you!
