sacredpath
(@sacredpath)
Automattic Happiness Engineer
Hi there, for a basic child theme, I would suggest using one of the child theme creation plugins.
Child Themes
Child Theme creation plugins
That will create a child theme folder and put in a style.css file for you to start with. Which other files you will need to copy over depends on what all you are wanting to do to your child theme.
Thank you for praying for me Sacredpath
I am using the Pictorico theme and my site is http://www.galerieimbert.com with wp4,3
I have 3 folders in the Themes named twentyfifteen, twentyfourteen and twentyfirteen
Are these the ones I use and append-child on them?
And once I have changed my css (if I ever can get there) do I just copy it into the folder?
thank you for your help
Kathleen
I have 3 folders in the Themes named twentyfifteen, twentyfourteen and twentyfirteen
Are these the ones I use and append-child on them?
No, those are the three latest default WordPress themes. If you’re using Pictorico you won’t need them and shouldn’t touch them.
What you’d want to do is create a new folder called pictorico-child.
If you are creating your child theme manually instead of using a plugin, here are some guides that may help get you started:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes
http://op111.net/53/
http://vimeo.com/39023468
I also gave a talk about child themes that may help clarify things:
http://wordpress.tv/2015/05/12/kathryn-presner-getting-comfortable-with-child-themes/
And once I have changed my css (if I ever can get there) do I just copy it into the folder?
You only need to add your CSS changes to your child theme – the bits of CSS that you want to override. For example, if you wanted to change the colour of the site title, you would add the CSS to do that to your child theme. You don’t need to copy the parent’s styles into the child, only the pieces that you want to change.
Let me know how it goes!
Hello Kathryn,
I have changed themes but have a question on child themes again…I have registered on a site that rates business experience with clients and it has given me a html code to insert into my home page page.
Now do I do a child theme home page for this?
thank you for the info,
Kimbert
wwww.galerieimbert.com
Try asking in the forum for your new theme as the developer is familiar with their theme’s file structure and is best placed to offer support. You’ll also need to tell the developer where in the HTML structure you were told to place the code – the place that gave you the code can give you guidance on that.
