Title: Child Theme issue
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Child Theme issue

 *  Resolved [Josh123456](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josh123456/)
 * (@josh123456)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-issue-3/)
 * Created wordpress 2013 child theme and layout is not uploading properly. the 
   menu links are to the right and rest of the layout is off as well.
 * tried multiple times but it doesn’t seem to work
 * Site url is
 * [http://www.testswebsite.com/](http://www.testswebsite.com/)
 * Css I used as per instructions on codex page is
 * /*
    Theme Name: Twenty Thirteen Child Theme URI: [http://example.com/](http://example.com/)
   Description: Child theme for the Twenty Thirteen theme Author: Your name here
   Author URI: [http://testswebsite.com/about/](http://testswebsite.com/about/) 
   Template: twentythirteen Version: 0.1.0 */ [@import](https://wordpress.org/support/users/import/)
   url (“../twentythirteen/style.css”)
 * directory on FTP is-
 * html/wp-content/themes/twentythirteen-child
 * twentythirteen-child folder contains-
 * screenshot.png
    style.css
 * thanks in advance

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 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-issue-3/#post-4060326)
 * Try removing the space between `url` and `(...` in the [@import](https://wordpress.org/support/users/import/)
   line. After you change that line, switch to another theme and then back to the
   child theme.
 *  Thread Starter [Josh123456](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josh123456/)
 * (@josh123456)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-issue-3/#post-4060533)
 * ?? that worked!! thank you. is there any quick way to reset everything from scratch?
   so that it looks exactly like the parent theme without having to back and take
   out everything ive added?
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-issue-3/#post-4060535)
 * No, you have to redo settings/options in the child theme, if that’s what you 
   mean. But the child theme is set up correctly now :).
 *  Thread Starter [Josh123456](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josh123456/)
 * (@josh123456)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-issue-3/#post-4060537)
 * thanks. much apprciated
 *  Thread Starter [Josh123456](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josh123456/)
 * (@josh123456)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-issue-3/#post-4060557)
 * now i cant change the menu. any thoughts?
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-issue-3/#post-4060559)
 * What are you trying to change on the menu?
 *  Thread Starter [Josh123456](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josh123456/)
 * (@josh123456)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-issue-3/#post-4060560)
 * cant add pages. tried to create a new menu and nothing changes
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-issue-3/#post-4060561)
 * Try deactivating all plugins and switch back to the parent theme to see if the
   problem persists there.
 * Also be sure you have cleared any caching on your site and browser and try another
   browser.
 *  Thread Starter [Josh123456](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josh123456/)
 * (@josh123456)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-issue-3/#post-4060562)
 * deactivated plugins.cleared caching. Parent theme works fine. switche d back 
   to child same issue. same on other browser.. what els could it be?
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-issue-3/#post-4060567)
 * What files are in your child theme folder? Looks like you DO have some plugins
   active on the site. Try deactivating them all and resetting the plugins folder
   by changing the name on the plugins folder to:
 *     ```
       wp-content
           plugins.HOLD
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [Josh123456](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josh123456/)
 * (@josh123456)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-issue-3/#post-4060568)
 * i deactivate and then reactivated plugins after i tried the again. figured it
   out. had to check on bottom of menu options “Theme locations
    Navigation Menu”
   and save that everytime i switched menues. once i did that everything worked.
 * thanks again for all your help

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