Title: child theme
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# child theme

 *  [ameljor322](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ameljor322/)
 * (@ameljor322)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-108/)
 * Hi,
 * I have managed to work out how to do a ‘child theme’ but when I go into WordPress
   Themes, the child theme is there next to parent, but it is just a blank square,
   and doesn’t show the parent theme as is.
 * When I activate child theme and go to editor, should I see the same ‘Templates?’
 * I am confused, as child theme template just shows ‘stylesheet’ with the information
   I put into FTP.
 * and says ‘this child theme inherits templates from a parent theme’.
    I am not
   sure what this all means, actually.
 * /*
    Theme Name: Clean Retina Child Theme (this is the theme I am using) Theme
   URI: http: //mysite.com/ Description: This is a custom child theme I have created.
   Author: name Author URI: http: //mysite.com/ Template: clean-retina Version: 
   0.1 */ [@import](https://wordpress.org/support/users/import/) url(“../clean-retina/
   style.css”);
 * Above is what I have put in filezilla ‘child directory’ style.css folder.
 * Can someone please tell me if I have done something wrong, or if what I am looking
   at is correct.
    I don’t know how to make the site look the same, adding the changes
   I made to the parent. And there are some things I would of expected to be there
   as they are a part of the theme.
 * Any help will be gladly appreciated.
    🙂

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 *  [stephencottontail](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stephencottontail/)
 * (@stephencottontail)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-108/#post-5367741)
 * You’ve done everything correctly. When you use the Editor (Dashboard > Appearance
   > Editor), it only shows you files that currently exist in the current theme’s
   folder. If you’d like to be able to edit files from the Editor, you should use
   FTP to copy the files from the parent theme’s folder into the child theme’s folder.
 * As for your first question, WordPress will generate a theme preview (Dashboard
   > Appearance > Themes) from a file named `screenshot.png` in the theme’s folder.
 *  Thread Starter [ameljor322](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ameljor322/)
 * (@ameljor322)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-108/#post-5367742)
 * Thank you Stephen for your quick reply and good to know I am on the right path!
   🙂
 *  Thread Starter [ameljor322](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ameljor322/)
 * (@ameljor322)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-108/#post-5367743)
 * Stephen if your still around? Can you tell me how to copy a file from the parent
   directory into the child?
    thanks
 *  [stephencottontail](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stephencottontail/)
 * (@stephencottontail)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-108/#post-5367745)
 * Does your host offer cPanel or a similar file-management application? If you’re
   unsure, I recommend asking your hosting provider.
 *  Thread Starter [ameljor322](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ameljor322/)
 * (@ameljor322)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-108/#post-5367771)
 * Thanks, it’s ok I worked it out 🙂

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 * Last reply from: [ameljor322](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ameljor322/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-108/#post-5367771)
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