[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #18147: Themes upgrade overwrote my custom theme

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#18147: Themes upgrade overwrote my custom theme
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 Reporter:  judgej        |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:
Component:  Themes        |     Version:  3.2.1
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:  duplicate
 Keywords:                |
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Comment (by dd32):

 > "A child theme by the name of Commune gets served the updates of a
 parent theme."

 > That is not the issue here. My child theme is being served updates from
 a completely independent theme that I have *never installed* on my WP
 network. It got pulled in completely unexpectedly, just because it
 happened to share the same name.

 Exactly the same issue. Your child theme is served the updates of a
 (another) parent theme. The !WordPress.org API for update checks doesn't
 know what themes you've had installed, or where you got it from, just that
 it's tracking a theme by the same "name", that ticket is to add extra
 fields into the case, for example, the parent theme (Template field).

 I'd suggest naming your child themes "Parent XYX: My Custom Child" or
 something myself.

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