[theme-reviewers] Supporting Repo Child Themes

[Chip Bennett]

For the vast majority of Child Themes, I would recommend forking (i.e.
option #2).


On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 11:00 AM, esmi at quirm dot net <esmi at quirm.net>wrote:

> (Also posted to the forum support list)
>
> Generally speaking, when someone wants to make changes to a theme
> downloaded from wordpress.org, we recommend that they create a child
> theme or use a custom CSS plugin to avoid losing their customisations when
> they update the main theme.
>
> However, we're starting to see people using child themes downloaded from
> the Theme Repository and, in some cases, wanting to customise these child
> themes. Assuming that updated child themes in the Repo will generate the
> same update notices in the user's site, what would be the best practice
> suggestion in these cases?
>
> 1. Customise the child theme but keep a local backup copy of all changes?
>
> 2. Create a new child theme by copying the downloaded child, renaming it
> and then amending the new copy?
>
> 3. Something else entirely?
>
> Mel
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