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Modified register.php in default – now realize – Oops

@lph2005

Participant

14 years, 7 months ago

Hey everyone,

I think my mistake is recoverable but want to double check if this is the proper way to handle things. I modified the register.php page in the bp-default theme. Now I realize that when BP is upgraded then this will be overwritten.

Is the proper way to handle this to create a child theme? OR – Can I copy all of the bp-default files to a new directory and set this as the active theme (using a different name)?

Is there is a better way to modify the themes so the work is not overwritten during an upgrade?

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@djpaul

Keymaster

14 years, 7 months ago

Child theme is the recommended way, yes.

@lph2005

Participant

14 years, 7 months ago

Oh – I’m making this far too complicated. First, simply create a directory in /wp-content/themes/ and create a style sheet with the proper tags, etc. Next I copy the register.php file I modified into that directory.

This should do the trick, right?

My confusion is that register.php is buried down a few levels and wasn’t sure if the child theme needed to have that same hierarchy.

@djpaul

Keymaster

14 years, 7 months ago

Yep, easy and that. And yes you need to keep the hierarchy or the sky might fall

@lph2005

Participant

14 years, 7 months ago

Yep – reading helps on my part. Sorry.

“You can do this with any template file in the parent theme. However, if you want to override a template file that is in a sub folder, you must also recreate the sub folder in your child theme.”

https://codex.buddypress.org/how-to-guides/building-a-buddypress-child-theme/

But now I’m on my way to getting this fixed

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