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Upgrading a theme to a new version

Last updated April 17, 2013. Created by LeeHunter on November 20, 2004.
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If you upgrade a site from one version of Drupal to another, you must take specific steps to make your theme compatible with the new version.

Always test the modifications on a separate development server before moving to a production site.

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