Remove Admin & Lost Their Work

  • I hired a web designer to code my header opt-in form. Her work is done so I wanted to remove her as an administrator. I went to delete her & checked the box to attribute her work to me. After I deleted her, the opt-in form disappeared from my site! How do I properly do this in the future so I don’t lose their work?

    Thanks in advance

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  • Matt Knowles

    (@aestheticdesign)

    Do you know if they used a plugin to design the form, or did they code it directly into your header.php file?

    If it was coded directly, deleting their user shouldn’t erase the code they wrote unless they did something nefarious.

    Thread Starter jewelsbytrish

    (@jewelsbytrish)

    I found the problem. They coded it in my header.php file. The problem occurs when I update my theme. Apparently, my theme over rides that header.php file. Any suggestions to fix (other than a child theme)?

    Matt Knowles

    (@aestheticdesign)

    Putting it in a child theme would be the easiest way to do that. Otherwise you’re going to lose it every time you update the theme.

    You could probably also get it moved into a plug-in so it would be theme independent. I’m just learning plug-in development myself, so I can’t give you much more advice than that.

    Thread Starter jewelsbytrish

    (@jewelsbytrish)

    Thanks

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