[tkabe]

Sakin,

I am updating our existing Catch Everest Free version to Pro version. My client provided the downloaded zip file to me, however I have a question.

I studied the instructions for installation, however I am not confident in the upgrade steps I should use for my specific situation.

I have already created a child theme and the site is already published on the free version. What is the easiest way to upgrade to pro since my site is developed and not new? What should I do to update the parent theme from free to pro and keep my child theme.

Todd

[tkabe]

Sakin,

I uploaded and installed the zip file in my wp-admin themes section.

When I preview the Pro theme – it appears the preview might not include the existing child theme customizations. Please confirm if preview includes or excludes the child theme customizations.

If I activate the Pro version – will the existing child theme work with the Pro version? Currently the Pro preview of the site is missing much of our customizations made in the child theme.

Todd

[Sakin]

@tkabe: Child theme for Catch Everest Free version will not work instantly with Catch Everest Pro theme. In you current child theme for Catch Everest style.css you need to change the following:
Template: catch-everest
To
Template: catch-everest-pro
and
@import url("../catch-everest/style.css");
to
@import url("../catch-everest-pro/style.css");

[tkabe]

Sakin,

I used the WP editor to select the Pro theme.

I did not see an “import” function in the WP editor so I copied the file style.css from the child theme to the new pro theme directory using FTP app.

When I tried to access the site from another browser tab – only a few pages are accessible. When I try to use the WP editor it can’t find files and I get an error ” The requested theme does not exist”.

This blew up Word Press and the site is down.

This is the error I get when trying to view themes from the WP dashboard “Warning: implode() [function.implode]: Invalid arguments passed in /home/content/44/10651744/html/wp-includes/class-wp-theme.php on line 675”

“ERROR: The theme directory “twentyfourteen” does not exist.”

When I try to access themes from the WP Dashboard non of the previously installed themes are visible – No child theme, no free theme and no Pro theme.

So what did miss in the instructions?

Todd

[tkabe]

Update:

I had not selected the catch-everest-pro them in WP-Appreance-Themes when the the error messages previously posted were received. Copying the catch-everest-child/styles.css to a directory catch-everest-pro that was not the active theme should not have caused these errors in my opinion.

I do not understand the instructions you provided now that I think more carefully about what you recommended. I have a child theme active for this project. To copy the catch-Everest/style.css to catch-everest-pro/styles.css would not be correct. Won’t I need to create a child theme based upon the catch-everest-pro/ theme and then copy the styles.css and from the catch-everest-child/ theme to the catch-everest-pro-child? theme?

This upgrade would seem to be more complicated by the fact that I also have modified additional files such as functions.php, header.php, footer.php in my previous child theme. Wouldn’t all these would need to be rebuilt or copied to the new child theme?

[tkabe]

Sakin,

I fixed the WP errors. I have this remaining question regarding your instructions:
I have a child theme active for this project. To copy the catch-Everest/style.css to catch-everest-pro/styles.css as you suggest would not be correct. Won’t I need to create a child theme based upon the catch-everest-pro/ theme and then copy the styles.css, and modified additional files such as functions.php, header.php, footer.php and from the catch-everest-child/ theme to the catch-everest-pro-child? theme?

Todd

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