Issue with website after updating Sydney Theme

  • Hi

    My site has issues since upgrading to the latest version of Sydney Theme.

    It is NOT reading CSS code properly.

    I am using the Sydney Child THeme that has been there for years.

    I am using Divi Builder for the layouts and it is NOT reading them.

    Using WordPress 6.4.2

    In the Theme Dashboard it says “Welcome to Sydney” – ? It should be reading the Sydney CHILD and should NOT be saying welcome as it has ALL the code and the website has been live viewing properly for 6 years.

    I added 1 piece of code into the CSS to stop the Header slider from viewing (after the upgrade). I added this code into the Sydney Child / Customise and Additional CSS area and added this code.

    .header-slider {
    display: none !important;
    }

    The reason I added it in there, is because if I added it into the APPEARANCE/Theme File Editor which is where all the Child Theme code sits, it wouldn’t update and hide that section.

    So when I added that code into the Customise/Additional CSS area it read it.

    I think it is NOW getting confused and NOT reading the Child theme code properly (Even though the Child theme is the activated theme), child of Sydney.

    This has caused major issues with my client site and I don’t know HOW to fix it ?

    Very frustrating and very strange. NEver had this issue before.

    How can I have it back reading from the Child Theme properly and NOT reading from the Sydney Theme directly (as its not activated) and shouldn’t be trying to read from there as there is NO direct additional css code in there.

    Hence the website looks like it has NO direct code added now either. Looks awful, doesn’t look the way it should look and NOT reading HOW it should.

    Please advise what could have gone wrong after the Sydney update please?

    Thanks

    Kristin

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  • Thread Starter kristinubute

    (@kristinubute)

    The Theme Dashboard when Sydney Child Theme is activated, should be showing Sydney Child Theme Dashboard and NOT the Sydney Theme Dashboard.

    WHY is it doing this please?

    I hope someone can help ? THanks

    Thread Starter kristinubute

    (@kristinubute)

    Has something changed in the top section of the Sydney Child Theme for it to NOT to be reading the Child theme at all, and ONLy reading the Sydney Theme ?

    Even though Sydney CHILD theme is fully activated as the current theme and NOT the Sydney Theme.

    WHY would it say “Welcome to Sydney” when Sydney has been the Theme for past 6 years (but the Sydney Child Theme has always been the active theme) and NOT the Sydney Theme as it is ONLy the Parent theme.

    Thread Starter kristinubute

    (@kristinubute)

    Why does the additional CSS code overwrite code in the Child Theme ?

    I added some code in the CSS (4 lines) then removed it, that’s when it started NOT reading my original CSS in the Child Theme section.

    Thread Starter kristinubute

    (@kristinubute)

    Even if I paste that CSS code into the Additional CSS section from the Child THeme, it still doesn’t read it.

    The original css is in the Child Theme / Appearance / Theme File Editor

    I’ve disabled all plugins, doesn’t rectify the issue

    Hi @kristinubute,

    Sorry for the delay in response. Let’s address your issue one by one.

    My site has issues since upgrading to the latest version of Sydney Theme.

    It is NOT reading CSS code properly.

    The way your child theme calls main theme’s (Sydney) styles may need adjustment due to script updates have been made in Sydney.

    If you could share your child theme’s function (that usually look like this): 

    function sydney_child_scripts() {
     // Some code
}

add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'sydney_child_scripts' );

    I would have recommended adjustment for issue fix.

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