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Hi
I’m considering using a child-theme, however I wonder whether my understanding is correct and what the benefits are.
1) I understand, that all my customizations that used to live in the custom.css file will go into the style.css file of the child-theme. Correct?
2) I understand that all (other) theme-files that I modified will go into the child-theme (in the same folder they lived in the parent theme). Correct?
3) Up to now I used to update my theme I manually. I only replaced the files listed in the changelog, then applied my modifications to them, if needed. What is the benefit if I use a child-theme? I understand that I will need to replace and modify the files of the child-theme just the same. The only difference I can see is, that I might need to replace fewer files manually (i.e. only those with modifications) and the parent files could be updated “automatically”. Correct?
Thanks for clarification.
Bruno
Hey Bruno
1- Yes, that is correct
2- That is correct as well but solution may vary depending on the file. For ALB elements for example – http://kriesi.at/documentation/enfold/add-new-or-replace-advanced-layout-builder-elements-from-child-theme/
3- It is always recommended to update all files and when you are using a child theme, you can go ahead and update parent theme files.Cheers!
Yigit
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