{"product_id":"update-theme-to-latest-version-pacific","title":"Update Theme to Latest Version","description":"\u003cp class=\"task-lead\"\u003eA menswear brand was several major versions behind on their theme. They wanted current, without losing years of customizations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe request\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe need to upgrade our theme. We're on a really old version, before sections existed. The theme developers gave us instructions but it's more than we can handle. We don't want to lose the custom work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eOriginal customer request, anonymized\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe gap between their version and current was large enough that the theme's internal structure had changed. A straight update would have wiped out every customization made since purchase.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe approach\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe installed the current theme version on a duplicate, then went through the old theme's customizations one by one and recreated each on the new version. Anything the new theme now handled natively we removed rather than carried forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe brand reviewed the duplicate before we published it, and we kept the old theme available as a rollback.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat we shipped\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheme updated to current version\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll customizations carried over and reviewed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRedundant customizations removed where the new theme covered them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOld theme preserved as rollback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMerchant sign-off before publish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"TaskHusky Portfolio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44154828554314,"sku":"TASK-0008","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.taskhusky.com\/products\/update-theme-to-latest-version-pacific","provider":"TaskHusky","version":"1.0","type":"link"}