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Derived sites are sites that use ‘library themes’ or ‘public themes’. These themes were not custom made for a particular site or client, but have multiple sites that use that theme. It is important to remember that the source theme can push updates to all derived site themes. These updates override the existing theme files, content types and content fields. If you use a ‘library theme’ for your site, you can choose to unlink it from parent theme updates. However, if you want to use the parent theme’s updates, while still being able to change your derived site’s theme, there are a few things you can do:

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If you are creating a library theme or public theme, keep the following best practices in mind:

• Use as many included includes as possible. The smaller the theme files, the less a user has to override, if he wants to.

• Make sure to send a notification about an update before actually pushing the update. You can send a notification to theme users from the theme dashboard.