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1. amarstyle
   Member
   Posted 2 months ago #
   

   Hi,
   I made heavy customization in the parents theme's style.css, function.php and index.php.

   If I update to the latest version I know I will lose everything.
   Is it possible to make a child them and copy paste the customization from the parent theme?

   If possible can someone please tell me how?

   My site is here: amarstyle.com

   Thank you.

2. Mahesh
   Member
   Posted 2 months ago #
   

   There is an article about child theme in Codex.

   In short you have to create a new directory for this child theme with contents like-

   style.css
   functions.php
   home.php (if applies)

   and edit the style.css for the child parent relationship.

   e.g. something like this.

   /*
   Theme Name:     Twenty Twelve Child
   Theme URI:      http://example.com/
   Description:    Child theme for the Twenty Twelve theme
   Author:         Your name here
   Author URI:     http://example.com/about/
   Template:       twentytwelve
   Version:        0.1.0
   *

3. amarstyle
   Member
   Posted 2 months ago #
   

   I created the child theme for catch box like the below:

   /*
   Theme Name: Catch Box Child
   Description: Child theme for the Catch Box theme
   Author: Your name here
   Author URI: http://example.com/about/
   Template: catch-box
   Version: 0.1.0
   */

   now when i activate the child theme i get an 500 error. i cannot even login to wp-admin.
   i had go into the database and change the theme in there back to parent catch-box.

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