{"product_id":"migrate-custom-code-to-new-theme-version-symmetry","title":"Migrate Custom Code to New Theme Version","description":"\u003cp class=\"task-lead\"\u003eA specialty foods brand needed years of custom code moved from an old theme version to the current one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe request\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe need to update the theme. Downloading the new version isn't the problem. Transferring all the custom modifications and keeping the current page structure is. We don't want to lose any of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eOriginal customer request, anonymized\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe brand's theme was several versions behind and heavily customized. A clean update would have erased the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe approach\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe inventoried every customization on the old theme, installed the new version on a duplicate, and recreated each customization on the new structure. Anything the new theme now handled natively was dropped to reduce future maintenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe brand signed off on the duplicate before publish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat we shipped\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete inventory of existing customizations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach customization recreated on the new theme version\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRedundant customizations retired\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMerchant review and sign-off before publish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"TaskHusky Portfolio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44154832093258,"sku":"TASK-0025","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.taskhusky.com\/products\/migrate-custom-code-to-new-theme-version-symmetry","provider":"TaskHusky","version":"1.0","type":"link"}