Does Header get modified after a theme update?

[webraven]

Hello!

If I am going to add custom code to the theme header.php file, should I use a child theme or is it ok to add it to the theme’s header file?

Thank you,
William

[tristup]

Hi William,

Thanks for reaching out.
I would suggest you add the same code into the child theme as header.php will be overriden once you update the theme. I would also suggest you check the following thread, which may help with how you can add the header.php file into the child theme.

Adding custom code to X-Theme child theme header

I previously added custom code to my site’s header by creating a child theme and adding my code to: /x-child/framework/views/integrity/wp-header.php After upgrading to 5.2.5 my customization disappeared from the site. The only way I have been able to reinject the code into X-Theme has been to the parent theme, here: /x/framework/legacy/cranium/headers/views/integrity/wp-header.php Adding the same code to… /x-child/framework/legacy/cranium/headers/views/integrity/wp-header.php …didn’t work…

Hope it helps.
Thanks

[webraven]

Thank you, Perfect!

[prakash_s]

You are most welcome William