Just like WordPress core, WordPress plugins get updates, WordPress themes get updates too. You can check for theme updates from your wordpress admin. One way is to go to updates page. To update a theme select themes to be updated and hit update button. Second way is to hover over appearance link in sidebar and go to themes area. Outdated themes will show newer version notification. Click update and theme will be updated. You can also download new theme. Unzip it. Remove old theme and copy new theme in themes directory. But this may result in losing theme customization that you did for previous version of theme.
We have an active theme in admin. Do not update theme that is currently active.
Themes are edited and modified.
We change theme files, specially theme function file and styles file.
If you update an active theme that was modified, your changes that you made in theme will be lost forever.
Active theme should not be the theme that gets updates.
You should always create a child theme.
Parent theme will be original theme.
Child theme will be a derived theme from original theme.
Child theme overrides original theme but uses many features from original theme.
If your active theme is demanding an update.
It means you did not do it correctly.
Because theme is bound to be modified.
If you use a child theme, then you can update original theme as many times as you like without any issue. You can override function file and styles file in child theme that will affect original theme without being part of original theme.
Search for child theme creator plugin and you will find many. Create a child theme from your active theme and use that child theme. Now you can safely update all the themes that are not active including your original WordPress theme.
So WordPress theme update process is simple, but always use a child theme that will not need an update.
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