Considerations for child theme when updating parent theme

  • Using tweentysixteen as parent. Created child theme from a copy of parent. No problems.
    Q1. When using child theme, should plugins, such as Vis Composer, Media Folders, etc – should plugins be installed into parent or child theme?
    Q2. With images and documents, etc in folders in Image Library, will these get over-written when updating parent? So should images in folders be installed in child theme?
    Q3. Would it be easier to update plugins if installed in child theme rather than parent?

    There’s been lots written about parent/child considerations, but can’t find anything to answer above questions, i.e. where do things go – parent, child, both….?

    My project is only on localhost at present – I’m revamping https://www.ocsportsea.com and I certainly am not a coder, but willing to learn, even at my age….(lol).

    Bob

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  • Q1: The themes should be installed in wp-content/themes, plugins should be installed in wp-content/plugins. Plugins should remain even if you change your theme. But somme premium crappy themes embed plugins in the themes.

    Q2: Images are stored in wp-content/upload, so they will remain even if you change your themes

    Q3: No plugins in themes directory !

    Thread Starter harrydthatsme

    (@harrydthatsme)

    cthomastr,

    Thank you for that. Yes the images/docs in the folders of the image library were my main concern.
    So, basically I should go ahead and install plugins into the parent theme (twenty sixteen). I guess I do the basic formatting in parent, then make child of that formatted parent and customise the child theme using the css in various places…..correct…?

    Hi,if your child theme is working then activate this and you make style amendments in the child theme from the get go.

    Thread Starter harrydthatsme

    (@harrydthatsme)

    Thanks Babyninja,

    Yep – that’s a monty! (sorry – Australian slang = “that’s for sure”, or similar))

    My main concern was the data (i.e., images and docs, etc in folders in the Image Gallery) would be over-written on WP up-date. But I have been assured that would not be the case….so, I will steam on.

    Hey fellas (non-gender specific), I’m greatly impressed with the speedy responses and expertise level here. Thanks sooo much.
    Bob

    Andrew Nevins

    (@anevins)

    WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support

    As long as you don’t intentionally put your images inside of the parent theme folder.

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