Theme Update 1.3.5.

[RecipeSocial]

Hi Bill,

I see there’s an update available for the Moonrise theme.

If I update, will I lose any of the changes that have been made over the last few months?

I know you made a child theme, which i’ve uploaded, but I can remember exactly what else got changed before that and if it will make any difference if the theme gets updated or not.

Thanks,
Christian.

[Bill Robbins]

It’s unlikely that you’ll be able to update the theme in the future. Once you begin making changes, it’s difficult to then pull them out and place them in a child theme. It’s one of those things that you usually have to do from the start.

[RecipeSocial]

Oh that’s a pain. So when ever my client logs in, they’ll also see that an update is needed. This isn’t good.

Maybe there’s a gap in the market for a new plugin to address this exact issue. I’d definitely pay for a plugin that could solve this issue.

If the theme isn’t up-to-date, it’ll be more susceptible to hackers wont it?

Christian.

[Bill Robbins]

I’m afrai the gap there is just experience. Child themes are the solution for customizing a WordPress theme.

You can turn off the check for theme updates in the advanced tab of the theme options page.

Whenever there is an update you can always download a copy of it from our support site, unzip the zip file and read the change log. It’ll let you know what has changed, including anything for security.

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