Theme update and lost settings

[9metis]

Hi,

If I update the Swift theme, what settings are lost? I’ve made a lot of changes in the Theme Options and widgets section and I will make screenshots of these settings as a backup but was just wondering if these settings will be reset after the update. Or, is there another way to save these settings and upload them instead of manually setting them again? I use a child theme for other customisations.

Thanks!

[Kyle – SUPPORT]

Hi

Updating the theme will not change any of your settings or widgets, so don’t worry about anything like that

– Kyle

[9metis]

Thanks Kyle, great to know!

[Kyle – SUPPORT]

No problem

[Enrico]

Hi to all, i have the atelier demo with a lot of customization, can i update the theme without lost any customization?

[Kyle – SUPPORT]

Have you edited any theme files?

– Kyle

[Rui Guerreiro – SUPPORT]

Hi,

Only if your customizations were made in a child theme, and if the changed files in the child weren’t changed in the latest theme update.

-Rui

[Enrico]

Hy Rui and Kyle.I’m not sure if customer edited some file, i try to ask them.
If customer have not create a child theme and has worked directly in the main theme, what i can do to create the child theme without losing customizations? thanks to all.

[Kyle – SUPPORT]

Unless you knew what changes where made in the parent theme, it would not be possible

– Kyle

[Enrico]

assuming no changes were made to the files of the main theme, what can I do to create a child theme?

[David Martin – Support]

We supply you with a child theme in the main zip file that is in your ThemeForest account.

You can also read up on the WordPress docs which explains everything about child themes: https://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes.

-David.

[Rui Guerreiro – SUPPORT]

We provide a child theme inside the files available in Themeforest download area.
Check inside the biggest zip file.

You just have to install and activate it as normal theme.

-Rui

[Enrico]

ok rui, then i must copy the file from parent theme to the child to avoid losing customization after i update the parent theme?

[Kyle – SUPPORT]

Only for root folder files, like footer.php

For swift framework files, it will be the function you will need to copy, and paste in your child theme’s functions.php file

– Kyle

[Enrico]

thank kyle. I just re-downloaded the theme from themeforest, where i found the folder child theme?