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Hello!
I started developing a site using Slate almost 2 years ago, and things have really dragged on. I did an override for Slate, and made little changes here and there. Since then you have made a pretty important update to Slate, with changes in many files.
Now my client finally wants to go live. I want to provide her with the latest software, and am faced with morphing all the original changes I made to CSS, etc. into your newest version.
I have decided that this time around, I will not do an override. I will simply try to minimize the places where I make changes to the CSS files.
Would you suggest that I make all my changes in minimal dark.css, or create a separate "skin" .css based on minimaldark.css, and place all my changes there?
I started developing a site using Slate almost 2 years ago, and things have really dragged on. I did an override for Slate, and made little changes here and there. Since then you have made a pretty important update to Slate, with changes in many files.
Now my client finally wants to go live. I want to provide her with the latest software, and am faced with morphing all the original changes I made to CSS, etc. into your newest version.
I have decided that this time around, I will not do an override. I will simply try to minimize the places where I make changes to the CSS files.
Would you suggest that I make all my changes in minimal dark.css, or create a separate "skin" .css based on minimaldark.css, and place all my changes there?
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If you're just making CSS changes add all the new CSS to the "Add your CSS" box in the theme's Customization panel (go to Dashboard->Pages and Themes->Themes and click the Customize button next to Slate). That way on upgrades none of your CSS will be overridden.
Thanks for the quick reply!
Yes I have done structural changes as well as color and stuff - Also I had to make changes to header.php, meta.php and footer.php.
It's okay, I will keep a better record of what I did this time 'round.
Just a quick note about the css structure - it's one of the neatest I've seen - makes changing the theme easier than you would think. Thanks!
-Arlene
Yes I have done structural changes as well as color and stuff - Also I had to make changes to header.php, meta.php and footer.php.
It's okay, I will keep a better record of what I did this time 'round.
Just a quick note about the css structure - it's one of the neatest I've seen - makes changing the theme easier than you would think. Thanks!
-Arlene
Arlene,
Thanks so much for the great feedback! I really appreciate it!
Thanks so much for the great feedback! I really appreciate it!