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    • How to keep custom theme settings when upgrading Tiki — best practices & pitfalls?

    Posted by sandrawelker

    Hi everyone,

    I’m running a site built with Tiki, with a custom theme and several theme-overrides (CSS tweaks, custom template files, some plugin integrations). As Tiki evolves, I expect to update it regularly — but I also worry about losing customisations or running into compatibility issues after upgrades.

    I’d like to ask the community:

    What workflow or practices do you recommend to preserve custom theme settings and overrides across upgrades of Tiki?

    Are there version control / backup strategies that work well (e.g. using Git, storing diff patches, or a separate child-theme approach)?

    Have you encountered common pitfalls — e.g. upgrade breaking template structure, CSS class renames, deprecated hooks — when upgrading from one Tiki version to another?

    How do you test custom themes safely before applying an upgrade to the [SPAM LINK REMOVED] production site?

    I’d love to hear your real-world experiences, scripts or procedures you use, or any resources/documentation that help manage this safely.

    Thanks in advance for your feedback!

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    Posted by Margie129Palmer
    sandrawelker wrote:

    Hi everyone,

    I’m running a site built with Tiki, with a custom theme and several theme-overrides (CSS tweaks, custom template files, some plugin integrations). As Tiki evolves, I expect to update it regularly — but I also worry about losing customisations or running into compatibility issues after upgrades.

    I’d like to ask the community:

    What workflow or practices do you recommend to preserve custom theme settings and overrides across upgrades of Tiki?

    Are there version control / backup strategies that work well (e.g. using Git, storing diff patches, or a separate child-theme approach)?

    Have you encountered common pitfalls — e.g. upgrade breaking template structure, CSS class renames, deprecated hooks — when upgrading from one Tiki version to another?

    How do you test custom themes safely before applying an upgrade to the [SPAM LINK REMOVED] production site?

    I’d love to hear your real-world experiences, scripts or procedures you use, or any resources/documentation that help manage this safely.

    Thanks in advance for your feedback!


    To preserve custom Tiki theme overrides across upgrades, keep all changes in a separate theme folder under Git version control, back up both files and database, and always test upgrades on a staging copy before applying to production. Avoid editing core files directly, document your overrides, and watch for pitfalls like template changes, CSS renames, or deprecated hooks. This workflow minimizes breakage and ensures smoother updates.


    Posted by luci

    Hi AI spammer,

    the linked website shows no sign of being "built with Tiki".

    Bye!

    sandrawelker wrote:

    Hi everyone,

    I’m running a site built with Tiki, with a custom theme and several theme-overrides (CSS tweaks, custom template files, some plugin integrations). As Tiki evolves, I expect to update it regularly — but I also worry about losing customisations or running into compatibility issues after upgrades.

    I’d like to ask the community:

    What workflow or practices do you recommend to preserve custom theme settings and overrides across upgrades of Tiki?

    Are there version control / backup strategies that work well (e.g. using Git, storing diff patches, or a separate child-theme approach)?

    Have you encountered common pitfalls — e.g. upgrade breaking template structure, CSS class renames, deprecated hooks — when upgrading from one Tiki version to another?

    How do you test custom themes safely before applying an upgrade to the [SPAM LINK REMOVED] production site?

    I’d love to hear your real-world experiences, scripts or procedures you use, or any resources/documentation that help manage this safely.

    Thanks in advance for your feedback!