Updating Theme While Using Github

Shopify Discussion

Topic summary

A Shopify newcomer is seeking guidance on updating their theme through GitHub after successfully completing their first update following a video tutorial.

Current situation:

  • Successfully updated from v1.1 to v1.2 with customizations
  • Now needs to update to v1.3
  • Uncertain about the proper workflow for comparing v1.3 to v1.2

Response received:

  • Comparing code between versions will be challenging without documentation of previous changes
  • Tracking which specific files were edited is essential for effective comparison

Status: The discussion remains open with no concrete solution provided yet for managing version control and theme updates through GitHub.

Summarized with AI on November 3. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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Hello,

I am new to using Shopify and Github and followed this video to perform an update on my theme. I now have to perform the second update to the theme and am not sure how to approach this. In the tutorial I was left with my initial install which we can call v1.1, the update to v1.2 which contains all of the adjustments to get to v1.2 and the customizations done to v1.1. What needs to be done to compare v1.3 to v1.2?

Thank you in advance.

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Hi @jorl

It will be quite challenging to compare the code between version 1.2 and 1.3 unless you remember what changes you made or which files you edited to compare.