Title: Child Plugins?
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Child Plugins?

 *  [Jam](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pimaniii/)
 * (@pimaniii)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-plugins/)
 * Is it possible/safe to create a child plugin that edits another plugin? I am 
   considering doing this as I do not want future updates to erase the plugins that
   I edit.
 * If it is possible, how do I edit another plugin with a child plugin?

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-plugins/#post-2194260)
 * You can’t create child plugins as such but depending upon the plugin, it is sometimes
   possible to create a second plugin that modifies the output of the original.
 *  Thread Starter [Jam](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pimaniii/)
 * (@pimaniii)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-plugins/#post-2194263)
 * Hmm… So for example, I am using the BP Courseware plugin. It ‘outputs’ its own
   CSS and style information to display certain content, but I would like to edit
   that content’s placement etc.
 * Is this similar to a child theme? How would I implement changes/alterations? 
   Through a child-plugin?
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-plugins/#post-2194265)
 * You could try over-writing the plugin’s CSS with your own via the theme’s stylesheet.
 *  Thread Starter [Jam](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pimaniii/)
 * (@pimaniii)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-plugins/#post-2194266)
 * Hmm.. that’s an interesting idea. I’ll give that a try and let you know how it
   works!

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 * Last reply from: [Jam](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pimaniii/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-plugins/#post-2194266)
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