How to use child theme but still edit theme files and not lose changes in Update

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Hi

I previously did alot of changes in Neighborhood theme files (without child theme) only to realise with update that all my changes were overwritten.

How do I use the child theme (I already uploaded and activated it) and still edit theme files. In the folder I only see a style CSS, no other files.

Do I still change content in the main theme files and only update the child theme. Sorry for the confusion, i am not sure what to do.

[Mohammad – SUPPORT]

Hi,
Please take files from parent theme and paste at child theme directory. Now edit these files as child theme directory.
Thanks
Mohammad

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with the same folder structure, or can i just paste directly

[Mohammad – SUPPORT]

Hi,
With the same folder structure.
Thanks
Mohammad

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I am having issues with the child theme not picking up my php changes. I have uploaded and activated the child theme: neighborhood-child.

Example: I wanted to change the sf_header.php file. So I find the php file here:
/neighborhood/includes/swift-framework/sf-content-display/sf-header.php

I change “Welcome” to “Hello” in line 469

Then I upload the new sf-header.php to the child theme here:
/neighborhood-child/includes/swift-framework/sf-content-display/sf-header.php

The change does not work. What am I doing wrong?

[Rui Guerreiro – SUPPORT]

Hi,

That file would require to add a lot more files.
Do it like this.

copy your entire changed function to the functions.php of the child theme. It will work fine.

if (!function_exists('sf_woo_links')) {
		function sf_woo_links($position, $config = "") {

			// VARIABLES
			$options = get_option('sf_neighborhood_options');
			$tb_search_text = $options['tb_search_text'];
			$woo_links_output = $ss_enable = "";

			if (isset($options['ss_enable'])) {
				$ss_enable = $options['ss_enable'];
			} else {
				$ss_enable = true;
			}

			// WOO LINKS OUTPUT
			$woo_links_output .= '<nav class="std-menu '.$position.'">'. "\n";
			$woo_links_output .= '<ul class="menu">'. "\n";
			if ( sf_woocommerce_activated() ) {
				if (is_user_logged_in()) {
					global $current_user;
					get_currentuserinfo();
					$woo_links_output .= '<li class="tb-welcome">' . __("Hello", "swiftframework") . " " . $current_user->display_name . '</li>'. "\n";
				} else {
					$woo_links_output .= '<li class="tb-welcome">' . __("Hello", "swiftframework") . '</li>'. "\n";
				}
			}
			if ($ss_enable) {
				if ($position == "top-menu") {
				$woo_links_output .= '<li class="tb-woo-custom clearfix"><a class="swift-search-link" href="#"><i class="fa-search-plus"></i><span>'.do_shortcode($tb_search_text).'</span></a></li>'. "\n";
				} else {
				$woo_links_output .= '<li class="hs-woo-custom clearfix"><a class="swift-search-link" href="#"><i class="fa-search-plus"></i><span>'.do_shortcode($tb_search_text).'</span></a></li>'. "\n";
				}
			}
			$woo_links_output .= '</ul>'. "\n";
			$woo_links_output .= '</nav>'. "\n";

			// RETURN
			return $woo_links_output;
		}
	}

-Rui

[Mohammad – SUPPORT]

Hi,
Please dont make this small change like this. Please install and use this plugin https://wordpress.org/plugins/real-time-find-and-replace/ at Admin -> Tools . You can change this text easily through this plugin.
Thanks
Mohammad

[Rui Guerreiro – SUPPORT]

Hi,

Nothing wrong in my change suggestion, it’s just a better way to achieve the same you already did.

Mohammad alternative will replace all the words “Welcome” in the site by the word “Hello” and sometimes that’s not the desired.

-Rui

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Thanks Rui,

yes i need to redo functions: the hello was just one example, but i need to realign the header with subscription being last and my account first etc.

[Rui Guerreiro – SUPPORT]

no problem.
-Rui

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Brilliant works like a charm. Cannot thank you enough!

[Rui Guerreiro – SUPPORT]

Great. Glad it’s sorted.
-Rui