Title: child theme
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# child theme

 *  [tuftyone](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tuftyone/)
 * (@tuftyone)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-109/)
 * I’m trying to create a child theme for my site, but the correct way is this now…
 * [@import](https://wordpress.org/support/users/import/) should not be used to 
   import the parent stylesheet into the child theme. The correct method is to use
   wp_enqueue_style() to enqueue the parent stylesheet, using this code in your 
   child theme’s “functions.php”. You will need to create a functions.php in your
   child theme’s root folder (This is the only two files needed to create a child
   theme). Right at the start, on the first line, you should add an opening php 
   tag. All other code will follow after this opening php tag
 * I have some questions please…
    how do i create a PHP file – in Notepad or something?
   what are the two files needed – functions.php and the style.css from the parent?
   what’s an opening PHP tag?
 * Please help, I’m still learning!
    Thank you

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 *  [martcol](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hotmale/)
 * (@hotmale)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-109/#post-5408551)
 * Yes, create functions.php in a text editor – Notepad will do.
 * functions.php contains PHP code that adds stuff to your site and style.css contains
   the CSS code that makes it look pretty!
 * An opening php tag is <?php and the closing tag is ?>
 *  Thread Starter [tuftyone](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tuftyone/)
 * (@tuftyone)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-109/#post-5408557)
 * thank you, so there’ll be two style.css files – one in the theme folder and one
   in the child theme folder?
 *  [martcol](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hotmale/)
 * (@hotmale)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-109/#post-5408583)
 * Yes.
 * Have a good look round using your favourite search engine. Child themes are popular
   and there should be some good tutorials that will help you
 *  Thread Starter [tuftyone](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tuftyone/)
 * (@tuftyone)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-109/#post-5408655)
 * thanks, there are some tutorials but they all seem to talk about using the [@import](https://wordpress.org/support/users/import/)
   function rather than the wp_enqueue_style one
 *  Thread Starter [tuftyone](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tuftyone/)
 * (@tuftyone)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-109/#post-5408656)
 * right, I’m now getting
 * Broken Themes
 * The following themes are installed but incomplete. Themes must have a stylesheet
   and a template.
 * Name Description
    Kronos Child The parent theme is missing. Please install the“
   kronos-WP” parent theme. Kronos-WP Stylesheet is missing.
 * when i look for the new child theme in Themes.
    There is a style.css in the child
   theme directory containing this code:
 * /*
    Theme Name: Kronos Child Description: Kronos Child Theme Author: John Doe
   Author URI: [http://example.com](http://example.com) Template: kronos-WP Version:
   1.0.0 Tags: light, dark, two-columns, right-sidebar, responsive-layout, accessibility-
   ready Text Domain: kronos */
 * /* =Theme customization starts here
    ————————————————————– */
 * any help would be appreciated!

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