I also think I found the version they were working with. I found this in the framework file:
<?php
/**
* AVIA Framework
*
* A flexible WordPress Framework, created by Kriesi
*
* This file includes the superobject class and loads the parameters neccessary for the backend pages.
* A new $avia superobject is then created that holds all data necessary for either front or backend, depending what page you are browsing
*
* @author Christian “Kriesi” Budschedl
* @copyright Copyright (c) Christian Budschedl
* @link http://kriesi.at
* @link http://aviathemes.com
* @since Version 1.0
* @package AviaFramework
* @version 1.9.1

*/
define( ‘AV_FRAMEWORK_VERSION’, “2” );

/**
*
* Action for plugins and functions that should be executed before any of the framework loads
*
*/
do_action( ‘avia_action_before_framework_init’ );

/**
* Config File
* Load the autoconfig file that will set some
* constants based on the installation type (plugin or theme)
*
*/

require( ‘php/inc-autoconfig.php’ );

/**
* Superobject Class
* Load the super object class, but only if it hasn’t been
* already loaded by an avia plugin with newer version
*
*/

if( ! defined(‘AVIA_PLUGIN_FW’) || ! defined(‘AVIA_THEME_FW’) || ( version_compare(AVIA_THEME_FW, AVIA_PLUGIN_FW, ‘>=’) ) )
{
require( AVIA_PHP.’class-superobject.php’ );
}

/**
* Include Backend default Function set
* Loads the autoincluder function to be able to retrieve the
* predefined page options and to be able to include
* files based on option arrays
*
*/

require( AVIA_PHP.’function-set-avia-backend.php’ );

/*
* ——————————————————
* Load the options array with manually passed functions
* in functions.php for theme or plugin specific scripts
* ——————————————————
*/

if(isset($avia_autoload) && is_array($avia_autoload)) avia_backend_load_scripts_by_option($avia_autoload);

/*
* ——————————————————
* Filter the base data array that is passed
* upon creation of the superobject
* ——————————————————
*/

$avia_base_data = apply_filters( ‘avia_filter_base_data’, $avia_base_data );

/**
* ——————————————————
* create a new superobject, pass the options name that
* should be used to save and retrieve database entries
* ——————————————————
*/

$avia = new avia_superobject($avia_base_data);

// ————————————————————————

Do you think it is possible they are really running version @version 1.9.1?

Thanks!

Thanks Rikard. I am going to see if I can go file by file and figure out everything that was changed and put it in a functions file or css file and see if I can update the main theme and hopefully not blow up the site. Wish me luck! :)

Hey Rikard,

To give you some background, this site was built by someone else who no longer maintains it and now that is my job. I did some extensive digging and like you, I can’t for the life of me find any file in which they did not modify the version number to their own. That being said, I know it’s not and can’t update to the latest because of the amount of customization they did directly in the theme. I am currently going through file by file and trying to make a list of what they changed and properly move it to a child theme.

I was wondering, the last known modifications of the site happened around 10/4/18. Would you guys have an old version around that time that I can get access to so I can see exactly what files are original to the theme and not modified since the current version has so many updates it’s a little harder?

Thanks in advance for any help and feel free to add any advice if you have a may to easily (or easier) to check which files have been modified.

Thanks again for all your help.
Ashley