Development, updates and transfer
Hi, I'm completely new to WordPress and BeTheme, but not new to web design. I have a question and hope someone here can help.
I've looked at the following page: https://support.muffingroup.com/how-to/how-to-set-up-betheme-staging-site/
It's not clear to me how to transfer the design from the development environment to the main site.
Here's the current situation:
I'm developing the new website on a staging subdomain and want to transfer it to our main domain once it's finished.
I've installed BeTheme and the child BeTheme.
I'm currently developing the new site on the child BeTheme.
Is it intended that I do the development on the child BeTheme? And if so, how can I transfer it to the main BeTheme and then to the main domain?
I also have a question about BeTheme updates.
I'd like to know how to do it before I start, so I don't waste time adjusting everything and then can't transfer it in the end.
Thanks and best regards,
Sascha
Comments
Hi,
To transfer your website, we recommend using the Duplicator plugin:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/duplicator/
You can find tutorials online on how to use this tool.
Regarding the child theme, if you make modifications in the theme files, then child theme is necessary to not to lose your changes upon theme update.
And updates can be done through Appearance -> Themes, or Dashboard -> Updates. Updates do not affect what you already set up.
Best regards
Okay, thank you very much for the quick reply.
So it doesn't matter whether I make changes in the original theme or in the child theme, as they won't be lost during updates?
Sorry for asking again.
Regards
No worries, I am here to help.
It does matter. If you modify the theme files, you must do it in the child theme. If you do it in the parent theme, then your modifications will be lost when you update to the newest version.
Best regards
Great, now I understand.
Thank you very much.
Regards