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  • February 3, 2015 at 5:14 am #389832
    rpl_admin

    Hi there,

    We think it’s maybe a good idea to set up a child theme on one of our sites. The problem is that the site has been up and running for some time. I believe modifications may have been to some of the php files & we also have some Quick CSS. Last time we attempted this with another site we got a fatal error so a little nervous about doing so with the this live site. Could you please advice as to the best procedure to ensure that none of our settings are lost and to avoid the site crashing?

    Many thanks,

    Robert

    February 3, 2015 at 8:11 am #389876
    Josue

    Hey Robert!

    Are you using the latest version of Enfold? if so, you can import the parent theme settings into the child theme panel using this button – http://screencast.com/t/K1YR7IjChV

    Best regards,
    Josue

    February 3, 2015 at 8:32 am #389885
    rpl_admin

    Hi Josue,

    Yes we are aware of the button but we were looking for a little more reassurance and the steps we should take. Regarding having the latest version of Enfold – we don’t have it that’s why we want to set up a child theme!

    Robert

    February 3, 2015 at 9:12 am #389897
    Josue

    Hi,

    The recommended procedure is explained in this video. Be aware though that if you have modified the theme core files having a child theme won’t prevent an update to overwrite those modifications.

    If you could specify what exactly has been modified we can help you transfer those mods to the child theme set-up.

    Regards,
    Josue

    February 3, 2015 at 9:28 am #389901
    rpl_admin

    Hi,

    Well, that’s the problem. As I said in the initial enquiry perhaps modifications have been made to the functions.php & maybe header and footer php files.

    But we don’t know php so we wouldn’t be able to recognise modificat​ions.

    Robert

    February 3, 2015 at 10:16 am #389930
    Josue

    Hi!

    I’d suggest the following:
    1. Perform a backup of your current theme folder via FTP.
    2. Update the parent theme.
    3. Create and activate the child theme.

    So if something goes wrong you can always rollback to the old theme.

    Best regards,
    Josue

    February 3, 2015 at 10:27 am #389938
    rpl_admin

    Hi Josue,

    Many thanks for your suggested procedure but if we do Step 2, we are going to lose some styling, right?

    Robert

    February 3, 2015 at 3:39 pm #390124
    Yigit

    Hi!

    No if you did not change the themes name.

    Best regards,
    Yigit

    February 3, 2015 at 8:05 pm #390322
    Josue

    You shouldn’t as theme settings are stored in the database, if you want however you can also backup that:
    http://codex.wordpress.org/Backing_Up_Your_Database

    Best regards,
    Josue

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