Title: Child Theme
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Child Theme

 *  [Darshan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/darshanpatel/)
 * (@darshanpatel)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-96/)
 * Hello,
 * Any one tell me about the child theme in brief.
 * Thanks

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 *  [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/)
 * (@anevins)
 * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-96/#post-5089197)
 * If you’re making CSS changes it’ll just be a folder that contains a ‘style.css’
   file, and in that style.css file will be your changes.
 *  [Peter Lawrenson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lorro/)
 * (@lorro)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-96/#post-5089378)
 * Also the child theme folder can contain functions.php for extra functions, such
   as any custom shortcode code.
 * The benefit of a child theme is that any parent theme updates will not overwrite
   your custom css and custom functions.
 * More reading [here](http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes).
 *  [webtegrity](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webtegrity/)
 * (@webtegrity)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-96/#post-5089379)
 * All Child themes do is allow you to add extra customization onto an existing 
   theme – that theme would be known as your Parent theme. You can place css code
   in a child theme and you can manipulate other files as well to add all of the
   desired customization.
 * The reason you’d want to use a child theme is so that when the time comes to 
   update (and it will come) your main (or parent) theme – you won’t lose any of
   the customization.
 * Follow the link that lorro posted to see WordPress’ description and details.

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