Title: Header.php keeps getting deleted
Last modified: April 27, 2018

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# Header.php keeps getting deleted

 *  Resolved [volume121](https://wordpress.org/support/users/volume121/)
 * (@volume121)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/header-php-keeps-getting-deleted/)
 * Hello there. Header.php file keeps getting deleted. I was trying to place my 
   adsense code into my head. It got deleted. Than I tried to active my new google
   analytics plugin, header.php deleted again. I don’t know whats the issue with
   it. Why does it keeps deleting. I just wanna put adsense code into my head and
   install analytics plugin. Thats all .
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   to see the link]_

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 *  [Rajeeb Banstola](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rajeebthegreat/)
 * (@rajeebthegreat)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/header-php-keeps-getting-deleted/#post-10227288)
 * Hello,
 * The theme files are replaced during the theme update. So, when you update the
   theme, the changes are lost.
 * Please use child theme for the changes you do. [https://github.com/oceanwp/oceanwp-child-theme](https://github.com/oceanwp/oceanwp-child-theme)
 * Just copy the file you want to edit to child theme folder and change from there.
 * Thank you
 *  Theme Author [oceanwp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oceanwp/)
 * (@oceanwp)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/header-php-keeps-getting-deleted/#post-10228232)
 * Hello, yes, you need to use a child theme or a plugin for that, never add custom
   things in the theme itself because you will lose your changes at every update.

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 * Last activity: [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/header-php-keeps-getting-deleted/#post-10228232)
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