[theme-reviewers] Supporting Repo Child Themes

[Edward Caissie]

I generally recommend the second option first, but usually temper that with
corollary of if its only CSS then a third party plugin to add custom CSS
will work just as well (or better, in cases where the end-user is leery of
creating a "new" Child-Theme).

Edward Caissie
aka Cais.


On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 11:02 AM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:

> 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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