version control of a WordPress theme running in 3 different sites

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I’m maintaining a WordPress theme that is being used by 3 sites. But I need to customize the theme from each of these websites while there are still changes need to apply to all of theme.
What is a good way to control the source code?

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  1. You should take a look into the Child Theme modifications.

    Here from the official WordPress Codex: http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes

    A WordPress child theme is a theme that inherits the functionality of another theme, called the parent theme. Child theme allows you to modify, or add to the functionality of that parent theme. A child theme is the safest and easiest way to modify an existing theme, whether you want to make a few tiny changes or extensive changes. Instead of modifying the theme files directly, you can create a child theme and override within.

    To make it short:

    • The process is very simple, you will see it at the link above, with examples.
    • Simply put all changes/customizations from each of your three website in a certain child theme.
    • So you can update your parent theme at any time.
    • Your child theme modifications stay untouched.