Title: Child theme – php files
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Child theme – php files

 *  [frusi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/frusi/)
 * (@frusi)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-php-files-1/)
 * _[Moderator note: Topic title de-capped. Please do not shout at us.]_
 * hi guys,
 * i understand how to create a child theme with the style.css. but what shall I
   do when I edit the .php files? shall i copy them into the new folder of my child
   theme?
 * i am afraid that when updating WP all those changes will disappear. Thank you.

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-php-files-1/#post-4655186)
 * You should not edit anything in the original theme – only copies of the files
   that you have ported over to the child theme.
 *  Thread Starter [frusi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/frusi/)
 * (@frusi)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-php-files-1/#post-4655191)
 * thank you.
 *  Thread Starter [frusi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/frusi/)
 * (@frusi)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-php-files-1/#post-4655205)
 * sorry to bother again. i’ve just created a child theme but cannot see it in the
   wordpress dashboard>appearence>themes
 * i’ve done everything following the guide but tonight so far. the theme is called
   asteria Lite.
    themes asteria-lite asteria-lite-child style.css
 * any hint?

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