Updating theme 2.4.8 > 2.4.9

[Daan]

Daan

July 20, 2014 at 3:06 am

First of all, thanks for creating this easy-to-work-with theme! I’ve made a pretty good looking website (in my opinion) in 1 day, and I’m new to WordPress.

I currently have version 2.4.8 installed. But there is an update to version 2.4.9.

However, I made a complete website already, and I don’t want to risk losing it. The website is quite easy though. The main page contains a slider, carousel, etc. (made with page builder). And the only other 2 pages are with blog posts. But with many images, and I changed quite a few settings using the dashboard.

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1) Is there a way to make an entire back-up of the complete website? Does this mean copying the entire folder containing the website, and making a back-up of the database?

It also says; Please Note: “Any customizations you have made to theme files will be lost. Please consider using child themes for modifications.”

2) When is something a customization? When I am going to change CSS files, or when I make page lay-outs with page builder?
I didn’t make any changes to CSS files or any other files of the website, but I just used the options in the theme. Do I have a risk of losing some of the things I made on the website?

3) Can you recommend using a child theme? I’ve already made an entire website. Can I make a child theme using the current website?

Thanks for the help