Title: Accidentally Changed Parent file: header.php
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Accidentally Changed Parent file: header.php

 *  Resolved [erobs16x](https://wordpress.org/support/users/erobs16x/)
 * (@erobs16x)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/accidentally-changed-parent-file-headerphp/)
 * So I made a child theme like a good boy; started making my edits, and at some
   point I got overzealous and changed something in the parent header.php file and
   I believe that’s what is causing me some issues:
 * When the viewport changes to a smaller (mobile) view the ‘hamburger’ icon no 
   longer shows up in the right corner, instead I get a rectangle, same goes for
   the arrows that were in the body..
 * does anyone have the original header.php file that i can resort back to, or is
   there a work around to get it back to normal?

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 *  [Luiz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/st4nd3y/)
 * (@st4nd3y)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/accidentally-changed-parent-file-headerphp/#post-6606164)
 * Hello erobs16x,
 * You can download the theme [Pictorico](https://wordpress.org/themes/pictorico/)
   from wordpress.org, isn’t it where you got it in the first place?
 *  Thread Starter [erobs16x](https://wordpress.org/support/users/erobs16x/)
 * (@erobs16x)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/accidentally-changed-parent-file-headerphp/#post-6606206)
 * Luiz,
 * Appreciate the response but I downloaded it from within my server ( on the wordpress
   platform) thus overriding all of my parent files.
 * I can’t find it externally, thanks though.
 *  Thread Starter [erobs16x](https://wordpress.org/support/users/erobs16x/)
 * (@erobs16x)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/accidentally-changed-parent-file-headerphp/#post-6606298)
 * Nevermind Luiz, I got it now, I appreciate it. Didn’t find that link you were
   pointing to..Thanks!
 *  Thread Starter [erobs16x](https://wordpress.org/support/users/erobs16x/)
 * (@erobs16x)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/accidentally-changed-parent-file-headerphp/#post-6606299)
 * Tried using the original header.php file and it is not fixing the issue with 
   the mobile menu toggle…any suggestions as to where I would have to fix it?
 *  Moderator [Kathryn Presner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zoonini/)
 * (@zoonini)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/accidentally-changed-parent-file-headerphp/#post-6606389)
 * It looks like the Genericons font isn’t loading. Can you try replacing the parent
   theme folder completely with a fresh copy of the entire theme? Using an [FTP client](http://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients)
   is best for this.
 *  Thread Starter [erobs16x](https://wordpress.org/support/users/erobs16x/)
 * (@erobs16x)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/accidentally-changed-parent-file-headerphp/#post-6606393)
 * Kathyrn,
 * Thank you for the response, I’ll be giving it a try!
 *  Thread Starter [erobs16x](https://wordpress.org/support/users/erobs16x/)
 * (@erobs16x)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/accidentally-changed-parent-file-headerphp/#post-6606395)
 * Worked perfect, thank you Kathryn!
 *  Moderator [Kathryn Presner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zoonini/)
 * (@zoonini)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/accidentally-changed-parent-file-headerphp/#post-6606406)
 * Excellent, glad you’re all straightened out!

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## Tags

 * [child](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/child/)
 * [header](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/header/)
 * [parent](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/parent/)

 * 8 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [Kathryn Presner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zoonini/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/accidentally-changed-parent-file-headerphp/#post-6606406)
 * Status: resolved