[Resolved] New to GP and GP Premium: correct setup?

[Emmanuelle]

Hi,

I have just started using the GeneratePress theme with GP Premium (v. 1.2.94), along with Beaver Builder Plugin (Lite Version) and PowerPack for Beaver Builder.

Really enjoying working on this and I have already created 4 or 5 pages.

I am about to do some customisations (to the menu, CSS, etc).

Questions are:
– should I install / activate a Child Theme?
If so:
– can you send me some detailed instructions? and most importantly:
– will I lose the customization I have applied to my site? (there is no custom CSS, just the usual: Site Identity, Layout, colors, Typography, etc)
– is my content safe or will I need to redo all my pages?

Hope to hear from you soon so I can continue working on my site safely.

Thank you!
Manu

[Leo]

Hi Manu,

This page should answer those questions: https://docs.generatepress.com/article/using-child-theme/

If you are only using the customizer options then child theme is definitely not needed.

Let me know if this helps.

[Emmanuelle]

Hi Leo,

Thanks for the info. I feel safer having the child theme as we will most likely do a lot of custom work. I think I got it working. My active theme is now:

GeneratePress ChildVersion: 0.1 By Thomas Usborne
Default GeneratePress child theme (This is a child theme of GeneratePress).

and I will always update:
GeneratePressVersion: 1.3.45 By Tom Usborne.

That should work, right?
Manu

[Leo]

Yup you should be good to go!

[Emmanuelle]

Great thanks Leo

[Leo]

You’re welcome 🙂

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