Hi X Team,
My Child theme name got messed up after upgrading to Pro. Although it’s working still it is very confusing.
Can you please help me with getting it the right may.
My wp-admin > Appearance > Themes > is a bit messy and confusing now.
Hi,
As suggested by my colleague, please remove the other pro child theme then rename your x child theme to pro child theme by navigating to Appearance > Themes> x-child> style.css and replace the top part with this
/*
Theme Name: Pro – Child Theme
Theme URI: http://theme.co/pro/
Author: Themeco
Author URI: http://theme.co/
Description: Make all of your modifications to Pro in this child theme.
Version: 1.0.0
Template: pro
*/
Hope that helps
Hi X Team,
I removed the other Pro Child Theme and replaced the top part of the child style.css with your code.
When I go to
Appearance > Themes>
It says: Active: Pro - Child Theme
The Child theme picture is still form X and not from Pro?
Hi @smart_x,
Login to your hosting via FTP. Then open your active child theme folder. From the root folder of your installation your child theme is here: /wp-content/themes/. The name of the folder might still be x-child. Open this child theme and then replace existing screenshot image with this:
Hope this helps.
Hi @Lely,
Thank you for your reply.
I can’t save your screenshot as a png file or copy it?
Can you please upload the screenshot.png so that I can copy or save it to my local computer. Thank you.
Yes you are right the name of the folder is still x-child. Is it possible to rename it for Pro?
Hi @smart_x,
Yes, you may rename the folder to pro-child. Make sure to activate it again under Aoppearance > Themes after you have renamed it.
Thanks
Hi @paul.r,
The link isn’t working. And it isn’t a png file but jpg?
By renaming it you say I have to activate it again. Can this have any influence on my site or will everything work 100% the same?
Hi @smart_x,
Please copy and paste the link to your browser instead of clicking on it.
When you rename the folder, it will be automatically deactivated. So you need to activate it again in under Appearance > Themes
Everything should work 100% the same.
Thanks
Hi X team,
Thank you again for all your help in this matter.
It all looks good now and 100% working.
You are most welcome. 
Hi X team,
I think there is a small issue.
My sidebars don’t show anymore. I remember that this also was an issue when I updated from X to Pro.
Please advice.
Hello @smart_x,
The widgets in you sidebar goes away because those widgets where assign when X theme is active. Activating Pro theme or any other theme will clear the sidebars and make it as a clean slate. To resolve this, you must go back and activate X theme first and then download the XCS or X theme option settings files.
These are the steps you normally do before activating Pro theme.
- Go to X > Validation > Theme Options Manager and download the XCS file to your local computer.
- Go back to Appearance > Themes and then activate your newly uploaded Pro theme.
- Go back again to Pro > Validation > Theme Options Manager and import the XCS file that you have previously downloaded. This is to make sure that your child theme will have the same settings as your parent theme.-
Hope this explains it.
HI @RueNel,
I specifically asked to @paul.r if renaming my folder would effect anything.
Now you tell me this. I don’t know what to do now! As you can read above (also read the whole thread) this time wasn’t a theme change from X to Pro.
Please help to fix this asap.
Hello @smart_x,
The sidebar issue has occurred when your switch to Pro theme. Renaming of the child theme is not the cause of the issue. It already existed when you switch from X to Pro. I would recommend that you re assign the widgets to your sidebar again. This would be the easiest way since you haven’t made any site backup before switching to Pro theme.
Thank you for your understanding.
Hello @RueNel,
Again I didn’t make a switch! That was before I started this thread and the previous (see secure note).
Read the whole thread please.
Please help to fix this asap.
Hi @smart_x,
From the other thread (Nov 18):
I’m on Pro now but only the X-Child is active, because we changed the template name inside the style.css. of X-child.
From the original post (2 days ago):
My Child theme name got messed up after upgrading to Pro. Although it’s working still it is very confusing.
Can you please help me with getting it the right may.
Renaming template name of the X child’s style.css still a switch from X to Pro. The last resort you can do is to re assign the widgets in your sidebars again.
Thank you.
Hi @RueNel,
Since Nov '18 I’m already on the Pro Child Theme.
Then I had a issue my sidebars:
This I resolved by remaking my sidebars.
Until yesterday when you advised me replace code in Appearance > Themes> x-child> style.csst and rename the folder
/wp-content/themes/x-child
to
/wp-content/themes/pro-child
my sidebars were there and working perfectly.
I just wanted to have it displayed the right way in Appearance > Themes. Because I found it confusing that I’m on the
Pro Child Theme but in the Appearance > Themes it looked like I was still on X Child Theme.
Again I specifically asked you guys if by renaming the folder everything will work 100% the same!
Btw my sidebars also don’t show anymore in the widgets.
Please help to fix this asap.
Hi @smart_x,
Yes, it should be 100% okay, renaming it doesn’t change the code and parent template name within it. That’s why even the thumbnail and name still remains. But should be okay.
BUT, widgets will be inactive once you rename it. It’s a Wordpress thing and not by done by the theme, it always reset it once the theme changed or even renamed. The only fix is re-adding your widgets back, all inactive widgets are still available in Admin > Appearance > Widgets
screenshot removed
And even if you didn’t rename it and installed another Pro child theme, Wordpress will still reset them. If you don’t remember the placement of the widgets, then rename your child theme back to where it’s working, then do some screenshots. Then rename it to Pro child again and manually place the widgets according to your screenshots.
Thanks!
Hi @Rad,
Ok so just by renaming:
/wp-content/themes/pro-child
to
/wp-content/themes/x-child
It wil be as before? I don’t need to replace the child style.css?
Hi @smart_x,
There is no site’s information displayed on the screenshot, just showing an area where you can find inactive widgets. And yes, renaming should have no effect to style.css
But, in case you havent edited the style.css, please edit it and replace this line Template: x with Template: pro right after you rename it. The child theme picture will still the same since you only renamed it, but if you’re not comfortable with that setup, then I recommend installing the Pro child theme that you can download from your Apex dashboard.
Thanks!