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Hi, I’ve been using Enfold for a while, and I just found out about the option to use a child theme. I do not know if it is convenient to use the child theme or not. I already have my design done just the way I like it, and I’m afraid to lose the finished ones. On the other hand, I do not know, exactly what benefits, do it in a child topic. Thank you.
Hey QUEENKONGFILMMAKERS,
If you are doing customizations on your theme files, using a child theme is beneficial, by using a child theme any customizations done on it won’t be lost when updating the parent theme (enfold). However if the changes you made are only in Theme Options, there will be no benefit in using it. Hope my explanation is clear and helpful :)
Best regards,
NikkoThanks for your answer. How can I tell if the changes I have made are only in theme options? I did not understand this part very well, sorry. On the other hand, if I have to pass what I’ve already done to a child topic, how do I do it without losing anything? Can you help me please?
Hi,
To make it simple, if you have modified any files or need to modify some files from the parent theme you need to use a child theme, however if you are only making changes inside the WordPress Dashboard, and make changes via Theme Options (it’s the Enfold in the menu) then child theme is not needed.
The process is usually this: you copy for example header.php in enfold theme then paste it in the child theme, and modify it. Since all modifications is in the child theme, updating the Enfold theme wouldn’t be any problem since you don’t modify the parent theme (Enfold) anymore thus no modification will be lost since it’s preserved in the child theme. :)
Best regards,
Nikko
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