Hi,
I was checking in with a client to make sure they had updated WP core and plugins due to security vulnerabilities. See that they have also not updated theme and are at Version: 4.2 with a Child Theme.
I want to update them to the latest version of the them but wanted to check first to see if anything special I should be aware. Where can I find the changelog for all of the version updates? Also, in the “how to update the theme” documentation it mentions “How to update Newspaper from V2 to V3” – is 4.2 V2 or V3?
Thanks!
Hi,
First please make a backup to your current theme installation if you update so in case something goes wrong you can revert back to it. Major change was in version 3.7 so this isn’t affect you.
Please follow our guide to update and use ftp method: https://forum.tagdiv.com/how-to-update-the-theme/ also please update plugins that come with the theme’s files-you can find them in /plugins folder. Also you will have to update the child theme to the current version.
You can take look here and you will find all changes till current version: http://themeforest.net/item/newspaper/5489609 or you can find update log file in the theme’s files that you downloaded from themeforest – http://screencast.com/t/d0AsC4FWlQe4
Thanks!
Hi,
If I update the child theme won’t I loose all the changes we’ve made? I did start this process and updating the theme changed a lot of our customizations.
How crucial is updating the theme? Can we stay at 4.2 or are there security issues with that version?
thanks!
Hi,
We recommend you update the theme to the latest version as the latest update has fixes related to the security vulnerability recently announced on themeforest: https://blog.sucuri.net/2015/04/security-advisory-xss-vulnerability-affecting-multiple-wordpress-plugins.html
First make sure you backup your current theme and wp install then update the theme by uploading the theme files via FTP: https://forum.tagdiv.com/how-to-update-the-theme/
Use this guide and the introductions provided there to make sure you do this right: https://forum.tagdiv.com/topic/how-to-guide-to-moving-from-newspaper-to-newsmag/
After doing this update the child theme. First make a backup of it then update it then copy the customized files.
Please note that if you have changes made to modified theme files, you need to adjust your customization to theme’s code.
Hope this helps!
Thanks
