BLDR Theme – Override template in subdirectory

  • Resolved kbam7

    (@kbam7)


    9 years, 5 months ago

    Hello!

    INTRO
    I am trying to edit a template file called bldr-services.php but i cannot get it to override the parent file. As far as i can tell, it comes down to the fact that in the parent functions.php, the call for the file has the path get_template_directory() instead of get_stylesheet_directory(). If i change the call to use get_stylesheet_directory() then i am able to override the template successfully in my child theme. The problem there is that when the theme updates, i will lose the changes. I need to find a way to make it a permanent fix/change.

    DETAILS
    I am using the free theme called BLDR. I have created a child theme and it works as it should. When i try to override the file theme-dir/widgets/bldr-services.php by placing a copy of it in child-theme-dir/widgets/bldr-services.php it does not override. Even if i place the file in the root of the child theme it doesn’t work.

    After looking in the parent themes functions.php i found that the path to file uses the template directory and not the stylesheet directory. So when i try to override the template, it reads the parent theme directory and not the child theme directory. Here is the code from the parent functions.php:

    /**
 * Load the front page widgets.
 */
if ( function_exists('siteorigin_panels_activate') ) {
	require get_template_directory() . "/widgets/bldr-clients.php";
	require get_template_directory() . "/widgets/bldr-projects.php";
	require get_template_directory() . "/widgets/bldr-testimonials.php";
	require get_template_directory() . "/widgets/bldr-services.php";
	require get_template_directory() . "/widgets/bldr-home-news.php";
	require get_template_directory() . "/widgets/bldr-cta.php";
	require get_template_directory() . "/widgets/bldr-columns.php";

}

    If i change this to the following code below, then i am able to override the file by placing a copy in my child theme:

    /**
 * Load the front page widgets.
 */
if ( function_exists('siteorigin_panels_activate') ) {
	require get_stylesheet_directory() . "/widgets/bldr-clients.php";
	require get_stylesheet_directory() . "/widgets/bldr-projects.php";
	require get_stylesheet_directory() . "/widgets/bldr-testimonials.php";
	require get_stylesheet_directory() . "/widgets/bldr-services.php";
	require get_stylesheet_directory() . "/widgets/bldr-home-news.php";
	require get_stylesheet_directory() . "/widgets/bldr-cta.php";
	require get_stylesheet_directory() . "/widgets/bldr-columns.php";

}

    Problem here is when the theme updates, the functions.php loses the changes.

    Is there a way to override this code in my child themes functions.php?
    Is there maybe a work around for a situation like this?

    I really appreciate any responses. I have looked all over for a solution, but none that i could find are accurate to this specific problem.

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  • Theme Author modernthemesnet

    (@modernthemesnet)

    kbam7,

    We don’t include any template file called bldr-services.php

    We do include a file called template-services.php, which you should be able to override very simply with a child theme. If you are trying to override the services template, please call it template-services.php rather than bldr-services.php

    Thanks!

    Thread Starter kbam7

    (@kbam7)

    Hi there modernthemesnet, thank you for getting back to me.

    I am not sure which theme you are looking at or maybe I confused you, my apologies. If you look at the sidebar on the right of this page. Under “About this theme” there are three options; “BLDR”, “Support Threads” and “Reviews”. If you select “BLDR”, you will go to the BLDR download page in the www.remarpro.com theme directory.

    Upon downloading the theme, unzip it and navigate to where you can see your “template-services.php” page and other pages. From here, find a folder called “Widgets”. In the “Widgets” folder you will find a file called “bldr-services.php” along with other files starting with “bldr-“.

    The file which i need help with is here. It is named “bldr-services.php”.

    Thank you sir. I look forward to your response and a possible solution.

    Thread Starter kbam7

    (@kbam7)

    Good Day,

    Are you able to assist me? Its been almost a week since you last replied.

    Hello kbam7,
    I can see the “bldr-services.php” file… it’s indeed located in the “widgets” folder.

    Anyway — I wanted to say that I’ve managed to customise the bldr-widgets by creating new ones in my child theme and letting the original ones stay; in this way, a theme upgrade won’t overwrite anything.
    I just wrote the new widgets using the original ones as a template, and then declared the new widgets in my child theme’s functions file.

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