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

[Justin Tadlock]

If you point me to some actual code, I might be able to help you.  It's
pretty easy to do per-theme settings (including child themes) if you use
the Theme Mods API.  Theme mods are saved based on the stylesheet, so a
child theme has different settings than its parent.  Plus, there are
existing hooks available if you want overwrite the default.


On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 4:12 PM, Thomas Usborne <hello at edge22.com> wrote:

> Hey guys,
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> So I have a child theme that uses filters to change the parent theme's
> options which change the appearance of the theme.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Upon activation I had it so the parent theme's settings reset, making way
> for the child theme's settings.
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> 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.
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> Do I have any other options here?
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> Thanks!
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> Tom
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