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Allison Walker
17,137 PointsChild themes and plugins
I am just wondering if you could be setting yourself up for trouble down the line with child themes from a parent theme that uses a buggy plugin. Or, maybe the parent theme gets updated - does that mean the plugin gets updated? Maybe these are completely separate... thanks!
1 Answer
Ashley Franklin
17,633 PointsHey Allison!
The plugins and themes are separate. Some themes may have their own optional plugins that let you do some additional things (a plugin to make creating a portfolio easier, a plugin for a page editor, etc.), but they should work independently. Usually if a theme makes use of a plugin like that the theme and plugin will/should have the same developer so there shouldn't be an issue.
There's always a risk that the parent theme will stop getting updated, but that's mostly a case of weighing the pros and cons of creating your own theme from scratch and keeping it updated vs. possibly have to re-plan for future changes in the event that a parent theme will no longer be updated. There'll be different situations that call for different solutions :)
Hopefully that makes sense!
Allison Walker
17,137 PointsAllison Walker
17,137 PointsThanks. Looks like it's something to keep in mind.