Hi Bogdan

Thanks for that you have been very helpful. I feel I can move on now and am looking forward to trying to learn all about the theme and build my website.

Lachie

Hi Bogdan

Thank you for your reply. Can you please clarify for me what sort of modifications you need to keep track of and fix after you make an update. For example are changes you make from the default settings using the tools, buttons, checkboxes, dropdowns, etcetera, that are provided by the theme, modifications that you would need to keep track of when you do updates or are the changes you make through coding to files like the php.functions file and stuff like that, the modifications you need to keep track of or do you need to keep track of all or any changes you make. I hope I have explained this well enough so that you can understand what I mean.

Regards
Lachie

Hi Bogdan

Thank you for your reply. I changed the file into a Zip file and uploaded it and found that I could activate that. Should have thought of that in the first place. However, I have also gone to the links you provided for me and I am starting to think that it is not a good idea to use the child theme at the moment and that you are better off just doing everything in the main theme. Can you confirm for me that I am better off not using the child theme as I am no expert and want to minimise problems?

Lachie

Hi

I have also found the answer to my second question in a post by Emil G ” How to: update Visual Composer”. The answer is also in the How-tos.

Lachie

Hi
I have managed to solve the problem of not being able to upload my theme by googling “The uploaded file exceeds the upload_max_filesize directive in php.ini.” There was some good advice there that was really helpful on this subject.

I still want to know if I have to purchase a licence to use visual composer to get all the updates and premium support.

Lachie

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