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Hello, i have just purchased your theme to update an old site of a customer. The previous version is too old. Should i make the update with the classic way from theme uploads? whats your suggestion?
Hey kwtakis,
Thank you for your question, if the site is using WordPress v5.5+ then you should be able to update via the theme uploads option. If not then this will not work and you will need to update via FTP, look for the “enfold” folder at /wp-content/themes/enfold/ and rename to “enfold-old” then upload the new version as the folder “enfold”
Please don’t try to overwrite the theme folder, as this will leave old files behind and cause errors.
Once you have cleared your browser cache and tested that your site is working correctly, you can delete the old folder “enfold-old”.
If for some reason you want to go back to the old version, simply remove the new folder and change the name of “enfold-old” back to “enfold”.
I would recommend that you create a full backup using your webhost backup tools, if you have a one click staging site option then use this to test to update first to ensure any customization or plugins won’t cause a conflict. This is a option in most cPanels to create a staging clone of your site so you can test on it and your site will stay up and running. You can always ask your webhost to help you with setting this up if you want.Here are some screenshots of what it would look like:
I don’t believe you will have any issues updating, but it is better to be safe than sorry.Best regards,
Mike
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