Title: file directory question
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# file directory question

 *  Resolved [Kat_](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kat_/)
 * (@kat_)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/file-directory-question/)
 * I’ve got a child theme. Now, I understand that any index.php or head.php file
   moved to this child directory will overwrite the parent files? Is that right?
   Sorry I’m just getting hang of Wp.

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 *  Moderator [keesiemeijer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keesiemeijer/)
 * (@keesiemeijer)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/file-directory-question/#post-4707264)
 * Yes, If you copy files over to your child theme’s directory it will be used instead
   of the file in the parent theme with the same name. The only exception being 
   the (child theme’s) functions.php file which will be loaded before the parent
   functions.php file.
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes](http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes)
 *  Thread Starter [Kat_](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kat_/)
 * (@kat_)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/file-directory-question/#post-4707280)
 * Thx 🙂

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 * Last activity: [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/file-directory-question/#post-4707280)
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