Does WC plugin update overwrite existing data

  • Resolved oceanwprocks

    (@oceanwprocks)


    5 years ago

    Hi!

    I just built a WordPress webshop using the WooCommerce plugin. I have a question that I couldn’t find the answer for online:

    When I update the WooCommerce plugin, does that overwrite all the existing data for that plugin? Or does it merge new data into the existing PHP file?

    Thanks in advance!

    Cheers,

    Joris

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  • ndjworldnews

    (@ndjworldnews)

    If you are asking if an update will overwrite the PHP code you modified, the answer is yes it will. That’s why it is highly advisable that you create a child-theme and only make coding changes there. Child-themes are not overwritten during upgrades.

    You can learn to create a woocommerce child-theme at the link below if you don’t know how to do that.

    https://docs.woocommerce.com/document/set-up-and-use-a-child-theme/

    best of luck.

    Lode

    Plugin Support Yuki K a11n.

    (@yukikatayama)

    Automattic Happiness Engineer

    @ndjworldnews, thanks for providing that information!

    @oceanwprocks, hopefully that answers your question. I will close this thread for now. If you have further questions, please open a new thread.

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