[theme-reviewers] Child theme settings overwriting parent theme settings

[Thomas Usborne]

Hey guys,

 

So I have a child theme that uses filters to change the parent theme's
options which change the appearance of the theme.

 

However, when using filters to change the default parent theme's settings,
those defaults don't take place if the user has already saved their own
custom options using the parent theme.

 

This means when the user tries to install the child theme, it won't look as
it should, because the defaults have already been changed by the user, and
ignore the child theme's filters.

 

Upon activation I had it so the parent theme's settings reset, making way
for the child theme's settings.

 

I thought this was the best way to remedy the situation, but I've been
informed by Chip that child themes can't delete or overwrite the parent
theme's settings.

 

Do I have any other options here? 

 

Thanks!

Tom

 

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