Title: child theme Last modified: August 30, 2016 --- # child theme * [rdxcsgoid](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rdxcsgoid/) * (@rdxcsgoid) * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-172/) * Hello , I created child theme with name virtuechild. i want to edit header.php so i copied header.php from parent theme to child theme /virtuechild/header.php. but changes are not appearing. i tried making templates folder and adding header. php to it but still no luck. [http://cardmart.tk](http://cardmart.tk) Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 24 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-172/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-172/page/2/?output_format=md) * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-172/#post-6538096) * Maybe your hosting providers are caching your website – to explore this try adding something obvious in your Child Theme style.css file and see if it appears on your site. Like: * ``` body { border: 10px solid red !important; } ``` * Thread Starter [rdxcsgoid](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rdxcsgoid/) * (@rdxcsgoid) * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-172/#post-6538097) * yea not showing anything . ** hosting providers are caching your website** What does that mean ? & how to solve this? * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-172/#post-6538098) * You need to ask your hosting providers whether they are caching your website and then ask them to stop if they are. * Thread Starter [rdxcsgoid](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rdxcsgoid/) * (@rdxcsgoid) * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-172/#post-6538111) * i asked them but they havent replied me yet , but any changes made to parent theme are perfectly showing in website . The problem is with only child theme. * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-172/#post-6538113) * Okay looks like your style.css file doesn’t exist here: [http://cardmart.tk/wp-content/themes/virtue-child/style.css](http://cardmart.tk/wp-content/themes/virtue-child/style.css) * Where did you make your Child Theme? Above you said your child theme folder name was “virtuechild” but then your style.css file points to “virtue-child”? * Thread Starter [rdxcsgoid](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rdxcsgoid/) * (@rdxcsgoid) * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-172/#post-6538115) * sorry , i renamed it after posting , i thought maybe hyphen creating some issues, But i made this change in style.css too * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-172/#post-6538117) * Sorry what I meant was, your Child Theme style.css file cannot be found here: ** [http://cardmart.tk/wp-content/themes/virtue-child/](http://cardmart.tk/wp-content/themes/virtue-child/)** style.css * Can you triple-check the directory structure where you think your Child Theme style.css file is, then compare it to that URL I’ve just posted? * Thread Starter [rdxcsgoid](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rdxcsgoid/) * (@rdxcsgoid) * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-172/#post-6538118) * [http://cardmart.tk/wp-content/themes/virtuechild/style.css](http://cardmart.tk/wp-content/themes/virtuechild/style.css) here * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-172/#post-6538120) * So are there 2 folders in the “themes/” folder, one called “virtuechild” and one called “virtue-child”? * Thread Starter [rdxcsgoid](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rdxcsgoid/) * (@rdxcsgoid) * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-172/#post-6538122) * no sir, just one folder with name virtuechild * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-172/#post-6538125) * How did you create your Child Theme, were you following a guide? Which guide? * Thread Starter [rdxcsgoid](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rdxcsgoid/) * (@rdxcsgoid) * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-172/#post-6538126) * oh i am really sorry for the trouble sir , when i renamed the theme , i didnt activate the renamed theme from dashboard. now i have 2 themes with virtuechild& virtue-child with one folder virtuechild. I am really sorry. Thank you ! * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-172/#post-6538127) * Do the issues persist if you activate the “virtuechild” theme? * Thread Starter [rdxcsgoid](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rdxcsgoid/) * (@rdxcsgoid) * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-172/#post-6538129) * Yes , My header menu and footer columns not appearing * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-172/#post-6538135) * If you put this in your style.css file, does a red border appear: * ``` body { border: 10px solid red !important; } ``` * ? 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