Updating Arcade Basic

  • Sorry in advance if this has been answered before, I am very new to this, have been working on my site johanneskerkorrel.com for just under 2 weeks now and am a complete beginner.
    I have received a notification that there is an update available for my theme, but from what I can gather, if I update i will lose all the customisations that I have made.
    Is this the case for all themes and is creating a ‘child’ theme the only way to get around this?
    I would hate to lose everything that I have created in the last two weeks.
    Thanks so much for your replies.

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  • What kind of customisations did you make? Did you edit the style.css or php files (functions.php or header.php for instance) via the editor?

    If you didn’t, or only made changes within the custom CSS, there is no problem. Your content will be saved when you update your theme. If you want to be really really sure you don’t lose anything, you can first make a backup, for instance using this free plugin: UpdraftPlus. After backing up, save the backup file on dropbox or where ever you want (make sure you also have the file outside of your WordPress dashboard).

    FYI: I always recommend backing up regularly, especially when you’re a beginner. If you fuck it up by accident, you can just restore the earlier version, which is awesome ??

    Creating a child theme is basically creating new files outside of the parent theme that overwrite the parent theme’s rules, so that when you update, your child theme stays put and still overwrites the new, updated parent theme with your customisations. ??

    Let me know if this answer is enough, if you need any more help with this!

    By the way… Check this: https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/child-theme-doesnt-work-4?replies=7

    For creating a child theme when you want to make more customisations. The guy there already gives the exact code for the child theme style.css and functions.php ??

    Thread Starter JKBio

    (@jkbio)

    Hi there,
    Thanks so much for your reply.
    The only customisations that I made were to change the font and use my own photos, stuff like that.
    Does this mean that I can go ahead and update without worrying?
    Thanks again

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