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Hi,
I’m new to making websites and WordPress, so need a little help with some basics. I understand a little about CSS codes, and have read about making child themes etc.
I’m using Vantage Premium, and as far as I can work out if I use Appearance > Custom CSS to make adjustments, if the theme is updated in the future, these changes will be preserved without the need for a child theme, is this right?
When using the page builder, if I insert a text widget, there is the option there to name the attribute and add some CSS in the widget box itself rather than in the Appearance > Custom CSS area. Is this the same as adding it to the Appearance > Custom CSS area, and will it be preserved if the theme is updated?
Thanks
Steve
Hi Steve
Thanks for your support. That’s correct, all themes and plugins completely overwrite their own folder during updates. If you need to directly edit a theme file at a code level then a child theme is required. If you just need to make a few small CSS adjustments then AppearanceCustom CSS is the way to go and is update safe.
CSS classes, ID’s or styles added to the Attributes tab of a widget or row are also update safe.
For an overview of child themes, please, see: Page: Child Themes.
For an overview of how widget and row attributes work, please, see: Thread: How do Page Builder row attributes work – row class, cell class and CSS styles. I wrote this mini guide before we introduced the ID field which is why it isn’t mentioned there.
Hope that helps :)