I need to know what changes that I have been making to the script will not survive an update to keep track of them. Can you please explain this?
I also need to know how to create a backup for my theme. I thought I had done it because I am using a clone but if I am using the copy where is the back up/original?
Also what is the difference between constant.css and theme.css? I am using a clone for both so again, where is the back up/original?
This explains themes and how to export to back it up: https://www.socialengine.com/support/article/5144902/se-php-creating-your-own-theme and https://www.socialengine.com/support/article/5243363/se-php-theme-editor . The second link shows the Export to download a copy. The first one explains theme.css and constant.css .
As for your core edits, you would need to have been making a list of what you changed so that you could know to reapply changes. Or, what I do is have a folder on my computer with the complete path to each file changed. My folder is named changes. So in that I have copies of each file changed, in the full path (folders, subfolder, etc). If you didn't do that, you want to get Beyond Compare. You can use it to compare a backup of your site files to a fresh download of the SocialEngine files.
Thanks!
I've just read the text in both links.
If I understood correctly the theme.css and the constants.css files are clones that I made when I wanted to make my own changes to the core layout. When TMD Hosting back-up my website these two files are found somewhere so I do not need to make specific copies of the whole site. Am I correct about all of that? Or do you recommend that I export my theme.css and constants.css files in layout editor?
Where are the theme.css and the constants.css files found in my back up files?
Thanks in advance.