hans005Q: Will Restoring a WP Reset Snapshot Undo a Theme Update Completely or Just the Database
If I update my WordPress theme and create a WP Reset snapshot beforehand, will restoring that snapshot fully revert my site — including the theme update — back to the previous state?
Or does the snapshot only roll back the database, meaning I would still need to manually reinstall the previous version of the theme files to undo the update?
This was previously answered by Ivan_WebFactoryLTD who said: WP Reset snapshots are not full backups — they don’t include media files, themes, or plugins. A snapshot only saves your WordPress database (tables, options, settings, posts, pages, etc.) and some plugin-related settings, so restoring a snapshot will not revert updated theme files — you would need to reinstall the previous theme files manually. You can find that answer here: https://appsumo.com/products/wp-reset/questions/storage-per-cloud-site-license-3-gb-1435692/
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OK, so to test a theme update: This is a good case for using the !Staging" feature?
Yes, this is a perfect example of using the Staging feature and snapshots in general!
Before updating the theme, you can create a snapshot, so in case something bad happens, you can roll back in a second.
With Staging, you can even test that without affecting the live site in the first place ;)