[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #27177: Child themes should inherit parent theme customizer settings on activation / switching

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#27177: Child themes should inherit parent theme customizer settings on activation
/ switching
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 Reporter:  krogsgard       |      Owner:
     Type:  enhancement     |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Appearance      |    Version:  3.8
 Severity:  normal          |   Keywords:
  Focuses:  administration  |
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 Currently, if you install a parent theme and utilize the theme customizer,
 and then create a child theme and live preview or activate it, it does not
 inherit any of the settings previously set for the parent theme.

 If a child theme doesn't have any existing values from the customizer
 setting, then it should look for and import those from the parent theme if
 they exist (perhaps on the switch_theme hook).

 The current setup is a discouragement to using a child theme if the user
 has already invested time using the customizer with their parent theme.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/27177>
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