Title: child theme usage
Last modified: July 14, 2019

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# child theme usage

 *  Resolved [Laurent J.V. Dubois](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ljvd/)
 * (@ljvd)
 * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-usage/)
 * In the functions main file, several url refers to get_template_directory() ,the
   parent theme. Can you guide me for taking advantage of the child theme and its
   css?
    Sounds like I’m a little lost 😉

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 *  Theme Author [Anders Norén](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anlino/)
 * (@anlino)
 * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-usage/#post-11731543)
 * Hi [@ljvd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ljvd/),
 * If you create a child theme by following the instructions [here](https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/advanced-topics/child-themes/),
   you should be able to add additional CSS to the `style.css` file in your child
   theme. Unless you want to overwrite files included in the parent theme entirely?
 * — Anders
 *  Thread Starter [Laurent J.V. Dubois](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ljvd/)
 * (@ljvd)
 * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-usage/#post-11734082)
 * Thanks [@anlino](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anlino/) for your guidance
   
   All’s fine now.
 * I go back to css and their f* priorities;)
    But promised, I don’t bother you 
   with that;)
 * Indeed, thanks again for this amazing theme.
 *  Thread Starter [Laurent J.V. Dubois](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ljvd/)
 * (@ljvd)
 * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-usage/#post-11734084)
 * .

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 * Last reply from: [Laurent J.V. Dubois](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ljvd/)
 * Last activity: [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-usage/#post-11734084)
 * Status: resolved