Theme Updates

The Blackbird Pro theme doesn't provide automatic update alerts in Wordpress. How do you alert users there's been an update (I'm about three behind now) and what steps should a user take to successfully update their theme?

 

Hello,

Our developer is working on the issue, Soon you will receive mail when ever a theme is get updated.
And for now you just download the updated theme from your members area and replace it with previous one.

Your theme will be updated.

 

Thanks - an email alert with instructions will be fantastic in the future.

For the time being, I'm a bit confused about what to do. I currently have four different Blackbird folders in my Themes folder. Do I add another one - or can I get rid of the others? And, will all my Style Option settings remain?

Regards, Faraway

 

Hello,

Your theme option content and css code in the Custom CSS section will remain intact while Theme update but if you have make changes in php files (like header.php, sidebar.php ,footer.php..etc.) of theme then you will loss your changes while Theme update.

To avoid this loss you can use child Theme.
Follow the link given below for more details
http://www.inkthemes.com/httpwww-in...rdpress-a-way-to-save-themes-modification/02/

After creating child Theme and make all your required changes in the php file of child theme and then update your Parent Theme.

You can download the upgrade version of BlackBird theme from members area (http://inkthemes.com/members/member/index) and update your theme.

Follow the instruction in the link given below to update your theme.
http://www.inkthemes.com/how-to-update-a-premium-theme-by-inkthemes/05/

 

Thanks for this information. Unfortunately, the first link you provided doesn't work so I'm still pretty confused. I've downloaded the upgrade version. What do I do next to avoid losing any of the special settings and changes I've made to the footer etc?

Faraway

 

Hello,

You can check the link, now that is working fine.

 

Ok - Thanks for that. The thing I don't understand is what to do about the theme folders I already have - there are already four of them and they're all blackbird theme folders with slightly different names. Is there a way of telling which might be the parent and which I need to keep as the child?

 

Hello,

For this go to the child theme editor and check it's parent directory name.



After that access your WordPress through FTP and remove themes with different names only leave theme with the name which is in the child theme editor.

 

Thanks, Nitesh. Unfortunately, I can't see the Child Theme in the Editor. I can attach a screenshot of the themes I have installed - would that help you to tell me if any of them is a 'child theme'?

Thanks, Faraway

 

Hello,

I think you have not created the child theme of BlackBird Theme yet.
Please download the child theme of BlackBird Theme attached with this post and install it in your dashboard.

Follow the link given below for more details of child theme

http://www.inkthemes.com/httpwww-in...rdpress-a-way-to-save-themes-modification/02/

I hope this will help you.

 

Hi Piyush Thanks for the zip file. I've uploaded it to my dashboard. However, I haven't activated it yet because, when I previewed my site first, it didn't display my homepage correctly. Do I need to adjust the file before activating it so that I get the same layout as the one in my parent theme? I'm a rank beginner with this and want to make sure I'm doing it correctly and hope you don't mind spelling it out for me.

Faraway

 

PM sent.

 

Thanks so much for helping out by PM. All the best, Faraway.