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Is it safe to use older genesis child themes?

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  • June 23, 2017 at 10:06 am #208170
    Geek Dom
    Member

    I have looked at the latest themes but still prefer the older Centric Pro theme. However, it hasn't been updated since 2014 and is still version 1.0x.

    Will this theme still have the same stability and security of modern themes?

    Do older child themes inherit improvements such as accessibility and schema through the parent theme?

    And finally, are all 'Pro' themes checked to ensure they meet up-to-date standards?

    Thanks.

    June 23, 2017 at 10:59 am #208179
    Victor Font
    Moderator

    Centric Pro is a modern, HTML5 based, theme. The functionality of a child theme comes from the parent theme, the Genesis Framework. As long as your Genesis is updated, you have nothing to worry about.

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    June 23, 2017 at 11:03 am #208180
    Geek Dom
    Member

    Thanks for the reassurance Victor.

    I was slightly worried as the theme was last updated in 2014 (according to the download area).

    June 23, 2017 at 11:17 am #208182
    Victor Font
    Moderator

    Child themes, once released, are rarely if ever updated and they are never auto-updated. You won't even know if a theme has been updated unless you look at the download page. The only exception to this was when Studio Press rolled out their Sites hosting solution. They updated quite a few themes to include WooCommerce support.

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    Victor
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    June 25, 2017 at 10:49 am #208260
    Andrea Rennick
    Member

    Any security fixes and WordPress compatibility changes go in Genesis - not child themes.

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