christillis Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Hi All, About a year ago, I installed a theme called caveplus on a prestashop install. The makers have changed the name from 'cave plus' to 'cave', but it looks the same. Am I right in thinking that I have no other choice than pay for this new updated version, to ensure the site remains secure (with new patches) and to utilise new features? Of course I'll also be able to update to the latest version of prestashop as well, which can't be a bad thing! Bit unfair, but perhaps that's just the way it goes? Reminds me of the pharmaceutical industry making minor tweaks to their drugs, and that being the justification for a price hike! Look forward to any comments! Chris Current Config: Prestashop version: 1.4.8.3 Server: Linux Theme in use: caveplus PHP Version: 5.3.23 MySQL Version: 5.5.32-cll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PascalVG Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Did you contact them already and asked if there are any changes made? There should be a (good) reason why they would ask for a new buy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christillis Posted July 20, 2013 Author Share Posted July 20, 2013 Hi Pascal, thank you so much for responding to my question, really appreciated. I think I did contact them a while ago, but it landed on deaf ears. I had a look again and it's seems the theme has been dropped by the original designer, and adopted by the community. Possibly that occurred due to a lack of updating? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Patron Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 note: there are changes for modules/themes to move to a 1.5 native prestashop. This requires work. you should look beyond just the theme but also any modules you may have installed that were for 1.4 and may or may not need upgrades to 1.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christillis Posted July 22, 2013 Author Share Posted July 22, 2013 Hi EL Patron, Thank you so much for chipping in. Hmm, that's bad news about module, thanks for the headsup! Luckily there are very few additional modules installed, beyond the standard set. I've since had a message from the makers of the theme, and they're offering a 50%+ discount for existing users of cave plus, which is reasonable I guess. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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