Custom functions, templates, and styles had been accumulating in the child theme for months. What started as lightweight overrides had grown into a parallel codebase — one that was becoming difficult to reason about and even harder to keep in sync with the parent.

What the Migration Involved

New Header and Footer Layouts Custom header and footer templates were built from scratch, removing any dependency on the parent theme's layout. This gave us complete control over navigation, branding, and responsive behaviour.
WordPress Customizer Integration Pre-designed layouts were wired up to the WordPress Customizer, allowing menus, logos, and colour schemes to be swapped without touching code. Site admins can make these changes safely at any time.
Editor Guardrails The theme was built with content editors in mind. Components are constrained to a defined set of options, making it easy to build pages that look great without accidentally breaking the layout.

Full Independence

The site is now fully decoupled from any parent theme. Updates, new features, and design changes all happen in one place making the codebase easier to own and evolve over time.