[wp-testers] Theme update api testing needed - updating active theme.

[Peter Westwood]

Jeff Chandler wrote:
> Sure thing. However, what would be the best way to get a ahold of some 
> old themes that we can then auto upgrade?
>
> Peter Westwood wrote:
>>
>> As well as plugin updating WordPress 2.7 supports theme updating too 
>> if your theme is hosted on wordpress.org/extend
>>
>> DD32 has written a patch to finish the code for this off, most 
>> importantly for the case of the active theme, and I would like to get 
>> some testing of it done in a number of environments before I commit 
>> the changes as we are this close to release.
>>
>> If a few of you could try out the patch on 
>> http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/7519 and do some active theme 
>> updating and report back here or on the ticket it would be really useful
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>
The best way to get hold of an old theme is to just change the version 
in the stylesheet file so WordPress thinks it is old

westi

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