Child theme not working

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(@eddievd)

Has anyone gotten a child theme to work with Tonal?

This is my style sheet:

/*
 Theme Name:   Tonal Child
 Theme URI:    http://example.com/twenty-fourteen-child/
 Description:  Tonal Child Theme
 Author:       John Doe
 Author URI:   http://example.com
 Template:     tonal
 Version:      1.0.4
 Tags:         light, dark, two-columns, right-sidebar, responsive-layout, accessibility-ready
 Text Domain:  tonal2014
*/

/* =Theme customization starts here
-------------------------------------------------------------- */

and my functions php:

<?php

add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'enqueue_parent_theme_style');
function enqueue_parent_theme_style() {
    wp_enqueue_style( 'parent-style', get_template_directory_uri().'/style.css' );
}
?>

What am I missing?

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Moderator Kathryn Presner
(@zoonini)

11 years, 4 months ago
Try changing this:
```
wp_enqueue_style( 'parent-style', get_template_directory_uri().'/style.css' );
```
to this:
```
wp_enqueue_style( 'tonal', get_template_directory_uri().'/style.css' );
```
And in your stylesheet, change this:

Text Domain: tonal2014

to this:
```
Text Domain:  tonal
```
That worked for me. Let me know how it goes.
Thread Starter EddieVd
(@eddievd)

11 years, 4 months ago

No luck unfortunately…although it does work if I put “!important” in my css.

I’m doing a test on akamundo.com for the next little while if you want to have a look. (notice that I can remove the left #page border css with a “!important”, but otherwise, custom css still not working.

Thanks

Moderator Kathryn Presner
(@zoonini)

11 years, 4 months ago

I’m getting a “maintenance” notice on that site. I’ll be back tomorrow if you’re able to make the site public so I can have a look.

Moderator Kathryn Presner
(@zoonini)

11 years, 4 months ago

Also, if your child theme can be activated but your CSS isn’t being picked up without using !important, it means that your selectors are not specific enough. Try using a browser inspector to troubleshoot the element and if you still need help I’ll be glad to have another look tomorrow.

Thread Starter EddieVd
(@eddievd)

11 years, 4 months ago

Thanks, I’ve given up!

Moderator Kathryn Presner
(@zoonini)

11 years, 4 months ago

I spoke with Tonal’s creator and the reason you need !important in this case is that the theme uses special functions in inc/tonal-styling.php for background colours. It’s not possible to override those functions in a child theme, so !important is your best route in this particular situation to achieve the effect you want with the page borders removed.

Thread Starter EddieVd
(@eddievd)

11 years, 4 months ago

Thanks for your time Kathryn, I appreciate it…
It seems weird/against everyone’s best interests that a theme would be child theme incompatible. I suppose there where good reasons for that during the build.

Thanks again

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