Upgrade
This chapter shows how to upgrade Hydejack to a newer version. The method depends on how you’ve installed Hydejack.
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NOTE: Before upgrading to v7+, make sure you’ve read the CHANGELOG, especially the part about the license change!
Via Starter Kit
When using the Starter Kit, upgrading Hydejack is as simple as setting the remote_theme key in config.yml to the desired version.
remote_theme: qwtel/hydejack@v8.1.1
To use the latest version on the v8 branch on each build, you can use qwtel/hydejack@v8.
Via gem
Upgrading the the gem-based theme is as easy as running
bundle update jekyll-theme-hydejack
Via zip
Upgrading via zip is a bit of a dark art, specially if you’ve made changes to any source files, and the prime reason why I suggest using the gem-based version of the theme.
Generally, you’ll want to copy these files and folders:
_includes/_layouts/_sass/assets/GemfileGemfile.lock
and merge them with your existing folder. However, you’ll also want to check out _data and _config.yml for any changes and read latest entries to the CHANGELOG.
NOTE: If you’ve modified any of Hydejack’s internal files, your changes will most likely be overwritten and you have to apply them again. Make sure you’ve made a backup before overwriting any files.
Via git
The latest version sits on the master branch of qwtel/hydejack. To apply them to your repository run
$ git remote add hydejack git@github.com:qwtel/hydejack.git
$ git pull hydejack master
PRO Version
Buyers of the PRO version will find the files necessary for an upgrade in the upgrade folder of the downloaded zip archive.
NOTE: If you’ve modified any of Hydejack’s internal files, your changes will most likely be overwritten and you have to apply them again. Make sure you’ve made a backup before overwriting any files.
The archive also contains .patch files, that you can apply to your repository via git-apply. Using this method, git will generate merge conflicts when changes in the patch conflict with any of your changes.
PRO via GitHub (advanced)
If you’ve followed the steps here, all you need to upgrade is:
$ bundle update jekyll-theme-hydejack-pro
Continue with Config
