SR Dev Tools v1.4.2: Enhanced Database Import with Theme Restoration
🚀 What's New in v1.4.2
Enhanced Database Import Functionality
This release significantly improves the database import process by adding theme restoration capabilities alongside the existing URL restoration.
✨ Key Features
- 🎨 Theme Preservation: Database imports now automatically restore the current theme configuration (both active theme and parent theme)
- 🔄 Robust Restoration Logic: Enhanced restoration process with multiple fallback mechanisms to ensure reliability
- 📊 Comprehensive Logging: Detailed logging throughout the restoration process for better debugging and monitoring
- 🛡️ Cache Management: Proper WordPress cache clearing to ensure restored options take effect immediately
🔧 Technical Improvements
- Direct Database Queries: Uses direct database operations to bypass caching issues during restoration
- Fallback Mechanisms: Multiple fallback strategies ensure theme restoration works even if initial attempts fail
- Enhanced Verification: Multi-attempt verification system to confirm successful restoration
- Improved Success Messages: Updated feedback messages to include theme restoration information
🎯 Use Case
Perfect for development workflows where you need to import databases between environments (production → staging → development) while maintaining:
- ✅ Site URLs (existing functionality)
- ✅ Current active theme (new in v1.4.2)
- ✅ Parent theme configuration (new in v1.4.2)
📋 How It Works
- Before Import: Stores current , , , and options
- During Import: Imports database using existing robust import methods
- After Import: Restores all stored options using direct database queries
- Verification: Confirms restoration success with detailed logging
🔄 Backward Compatibility
This release is fully backward compatible - all existing URL restoration functionality remains unchanged and enhanced.
Full Changelog: v1.4.1...v1.4.2