Title: WordPress update & theme
Last modified: February 10, 2018

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# WordPress update & theme

 *  [nl1947](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nl1947/)
 * (@nl1947)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-update-theme/)
 * Does updating WordPress have any effect on the theme which I made display changes
   to
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fwordpress-update-theme%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [Muhammad Javed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leadsoft/)
 * (@leadsoft)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-update-theme/#post-9959990)
 * Hello,
    no it will not cause any issue to theme
 *  [kjodle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kjodle/)
 * (@kjodle)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-update-theme/#post-9961139)
 * Keep in mind, you should never edit theme files directly. Make your changes in
   a child theme, instead, which will prevent theme updates from overwriting your
   changes.

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## Tags

 * [Themes](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/themes/)
 * [Updates](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/updates/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 2 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [kjodle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kjodle/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-update-theme/#post-9961139)
 * Status: not resolved

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