Title: Keeping Changes after Plugin Updates
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Keeping Changes after Plugin Updates

 *  Resolved [findingyourbusiness](https://wordpress.org/support/users/findingyourbusiness/)
 * (@findingyourbusiness)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/keeping-changes-after-plugin-updates/)
 * I have figured out which files I have to reupload from my backup of Ready ECommerce
   that I need to reupload after each update.
 * But just to make sure…
 * Which files are typically affected after the updates? I would rather know which
   files I need to leave alone after each update and then just reupload everything
   else.
 * Or is it better to just figure out which files I have changed and only overwrite
   them?
 * One file I have changed is the orderdetails.php as I have cleaned up the order
   success email. But I have also changed the way checkout looks etc.
 * Thanks.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/ready-ecommerce/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ready-ecommerce/)

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 *  Plugin Author [ukrainecmk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ukrainecmk/)
 * (@ukrainecmk)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/keeping-changes-after-plugin-updates/#post-5131987)
 * Hello.
    After each update any wordpress plugin, wordpress replace all your plugin
   local files to plugin files from wordpress repository. But, in our plugin, there
   is possibility to re-define template files for plugin if you need to make modifications
   for files, that are in any module folder views/tpl subfolder. To do this – just
   create folder “toe” in your wordpress theme, then – folder with module name, 
   and put there your template file. For your case it will be in your theme folder
   toe/order/orderDetails.php – and this file will be used by plugin, and you can
   feel free to update plugin – your changes will be saved in theme folder. For 
   more info – check this link [http://docs.readyshoppingcart.com/creating-plugin-templates/](http://docs.readyshoppingcart.com/creating-plugin-templates/)
 *  Thread Starter [findingyourbusiness](https://wordpress.org/support/users/findingyourbusiness/)
 * (@findingyourbusiness)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/keeping-changes-after-plugin-updates/#post-5132046)
 * Ok so the word toe/ replaces the word modules/ inside ready-ecommerce/ but you
   put whatever files you want to keep the same in that folder with the same folder
   setup.
 * Do updates affect themes inside…
    ready-ecommerce/templates/standard/ ?
 *  Plugin Author [ukrainecmk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ukrainecmk/)
 * (@ukrainecmk)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/keeping-changes-after-plugin-updates/#post-5132053)
 * No, toe do not replace modules, as module folder contains all modules files, 
   but you can replace only template files, please read article that I sent to you.
   Update of plugin – will affect to all plugin folder, but “toe” folder – should
   be not in plugin, but in theme folder (your wordpress enabled theme).

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 * Last activity: [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/keeping-changes-after-plugin-updates/#post-5132053)
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