Correctly Increase Version Number

  • Resolved beda69

    (@beda69)


    9 years, 7 months ago

    Hello

    This might be a stupid question, but I can’t find the correct DOC in public…

    Are there any rules, or clean/correct ways, standards, on how / when to increase a theme version’s number?

    Lets say, I started building my custom theme and gave it the version number 1.0.0 in the CSS file.

    Now, when do I need to increase that number? every single time i correct a typo in just one file?

    Or each time I add a function?

    Or each time a complete new feature (like, let’s say, widget support) gets added?

    Maybe somebody can point me into the correct direction?

    its there some codex to follow?

    ??

    tnx!!!!

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  • Thread Starter beda69

    (@beda69)

    just another example:
    I just added Bootstrap (enqueue style) and before that my theme was only using normal css style file.

    So now, form 1.0.0 that would be what? 1.0.1?
    or 2.0.0 ?
    ??

    Thread Starter beda69

    (@beda69)

    Ok, I answered it myself:

    the version umber is decision up to the DEV

    If it’s a child theme, never should be chosen a version number

    If it’s a new theme, usually the amount of work determine the version number.

    as example

    version 0.0.0.1 would mean author added one single character to the code.

    Maybe this helps other seekers ??

    extinctsoul

    (@extinctsoul)

    I’ve just started making this blog and when I tried to download a theme, it said “You need to upload a version of tdPersona higher than 1.5.1. Increase the theme version number in style.css, then upload your zip file again.”
    Can someone help me figure out what this means and how to correct it?

    Thread Starter beda69

    (@beda69)

    we need more info.
    can you elaborate?

    Is it a official theme, then no changes on your end should ever be made in the Themes files

    Is it your own built theme?

    Is it a free theme? if so, link to it?

    thanks

    tried to upload two themes and both tell me to increase theme version number as you guys talked about above. in style.css

    nirvana 1.2.3.
    mantra 2.4.1.1.

    and it’ll likely tell me the same thing for a modality theme I was looking at as well…

    How in the world do you do that?

    PS: themes are from wordpress

    @extinctsoul if you still have issues, a new thread would be the correct approach.

    @jimeverden99 same here.
    The topic might be similar but still different.

    As a hint, when you install themes usually you are not required to edit their Files.
    The talk above is about developing themes, not installing them.

    You can, if you want or need, use FTP and open style.css
    On top of the file you find the Theme Version.

    You can change that number (increase)
    But again, this is not something you should have to do if you just install a Theme or update it as a end user.

    Thank you

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