Semper Fidelis
Customer
I've been using the PixelExit style for my XF2.2 site for years now and have 5 child themes. Whenever I update the theme with new theme releases, I overwrite the (DO NOT EDIT) parent theme and level the child themes alone during the update process and it works flawlessly.
I've set up an XF2.3 test site and temporarily disabled the Pixel Exit themes during the upgrade process. I then uploaded the XF2.3 version of the PixelExit theme for the parent style and re-enabled the child themes, and they worked fine. I've added some custom code to each of the child themes in one of the templates. Agan, everything looks at it should for XF 2.3.2.
Today, I upgraded the test site from XF 23.2 to XF 2.3.3. The upgrade worked and I received the typical "Themes need to be updated".
What I didn't expect is that only the Parent theme is showing that it needs to be updated with changes that need to be merged into the (DO NOT EDIT) theme. I've made no changes tothat theme and it is not an active theme. The child themes have custom code in one of the templates but there is no notice from the control panel that those themes need to be updated with merged changes.
This is the first time I've seen the Control Panel asking me to merge updates with the Pixel Exit parent theme (DO NOT EDIT) that is not active.
My questions are these:
1. Am I doing things correctly, and is it seamless to upgrade from 2.2 to 2.3 as long as I upload the updated PixelEcit theme and overwrite only the parent style?
2. Why is the Control Panel asking me to merge updates in the Parent Style when it is not an active style?
I've set up an XF2.3 test site and temporarily disabled the Pixel Exit themes during the upgrade process. I then uploaded the XF2.3 version of the PixelExit theme for the parent style and re-enabled the child themes, and they worked fine. I've added some custom code to each of the child themes in one of the templates. Agan, everything looks at it should for XF 2.3.2.
Today, I upgraded the test site from XF 23.2 to XF 2.3.3. The upgrade worked and I received the typical "Themes need to be updated".
What I didn't expect is that only the Parent theme is showing that it needs to be updated with changes that need to be merged into the (DO NOT EDIT) theme. I've made no changes tothat theme and it is not an active theme. The child themes have custom code in one of the templates but there is no notice from the control panel that those themes need to be updated with merged changes.
This is the first time I've seen the Control Panel asking me to merge updates with the Pixel Exit parent theme (DO NOT EDIT) that is not active.
My questions are these:
1. Am I doing things correctly, and is it seamless to upgrade from 2.2 to 2.3 as long as I upload the updated PixelEcit theme and overwrite only the parent style?
2. Why is the Control Panel asking me to merge updates in the Parent Style when it is not an active style?
. Yes, styles work fine with it. Two templates modified (PAGE_CONTAINER and message_macros). You can update now if you'd like and run the merge feature on those templates, it'll work fine. Or wait for the official updates.