[theme-reviewers] Supporting Repo Child Themes

[Edward Caissie]

Jetpack has a custom CSS module (even supports LESS and SASS); I wrote a
simple stand-alone one, too ... I'm sure there are several more.

Edward Caissie
aka Cais.


On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 12:23 PM, Simon Prosser <pross at pross.org.uk> wrote:

> There are a slew of custom css plugins, even jetpack has it now doesn't it?
>
>
> On 6 June 2013 16:20, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:
>
>> What Cais said. This is actually a good option for stand-alone OR Child
>> Themes.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 11:16 AM, Edward Caissie <edward.caissie at gmail.com
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> 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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