Title: Functions.php in child theme
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Functions.php in child theme

 *  [mcubed1111](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mcubed1111/)
 * (@mcubed1111)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/functionsphp-in-child-theme-7/)
 * Quick question about adding code to functions.php in my child theme. When I created
   my child theme instead of doing [@import](https://wordpress.org/support/users/import/),
   I added functions.php in FTP and put the following code in there.
 * <?php
    function theme_enqueue_styles() {
 *  $parent_style = ‘parent-style’;
 *  wp_enqueue_style( $parent_style, get_template_directory_uri() . ‘/style.css’);
   
   wp_enqueue_style( ‘child-style’, get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . ‘/style.css’,
   array( $parent_style ) ); } add_action( ‘wp_enqueue_scripts’, ‘theme_enqueue_styles’);
 * Which from my understanding is the same thing as [@import](https://wordpress.org/support/users/import/)
   but is the better option now for speed of my website.
 * Now, I have tried adding new code below this in that functions.php in my child
   theme and it makes my site go blank. I understand functions.php is the one place
   where you can’t modify the same file that is in the parent. I’ve looked all over
   and haven’t found a clear answer. So Should I create a new functions.php file
   and name it something different on top of the original functions.php. So I would
   have TWO functions.php files, but one could be called for example functions-child.
   php. And then I would be able to add functions to it??? And would that be completely
   different from just adding code to the original functions.php. Because in the
   end I just want to modify the functions of the website, but I’m wondering if 
   that second file would interfere with the first????
 * Thank You for any explanations

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 *  [stephencottontail](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stephencottontail/)
 * (@stephencottontail)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/functionsphp-in-child-theme-7/#post-6294175)
 * You shouldn’t need to have more than one `functions.php` in your child theme.
   What code did you add? Can you post the contents of your child theme’s `functions.
   php`, including the code you tried to add that caused the site to go blank, to
   [Pastebin](http://pastebin.com/) and post the link here?
 *  Thread Starter [mcubed1111](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mcubed1111/)
 * (@mcubed1111)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/functionsphp-in-child-theme-7/#post-6294321)
 * <?php
    function theme_enqueue_styles() {
 * $parent_style = ‘parent-style’;
 * wp_enqueue_style( $parent_style, get_template_directory_uri() . ‘/style.css’ );
   
   wp_enqueue_style( ‘child-style’, get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . ‘/style.css’,
   array( $parent_style ) ); } add_action( ‘wp_enqueue_scripts’, ‘theme_enqueue_styles’);
 * ^That is what is in my functions.php right now….The code I tried to add was for
   a sidebar, I deleted it though….cause I realized I can’t just add that to functions.
   php or that will mess with the existing code.
 *  [stephencottontail](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stephencottontail/)
 * (@stephencottontail)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/functionsphp-in-child-theme-7/#post-6294328)
 * How did you try to add the additional sidebar? Can you post the contents of your
   child theme’s functions.php, including the code you tried to add that caused 
   the site to go blank, to [Pastebin](http://pastebin.com) and post the link here?
 *  Thread Starter [mcubed1111](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mcubed1111/)
 * (@mcubed1111)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/functionsphp-in-child-theme-7/#post-6294341)
 * I don’t have it…unfortunately. I was trying to follow a tutorial on a website.
   And the code in my last post is what is in my child functions.php right now. 
   So I realize I can’t add anymore code onto the functions.php in my child unless
   I reformat that code.
 *  [stephencottontail](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stephencottontail/)
 * (@stephencottontail)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/functionsphp-in-child-theme-7/#post-6294351)
 * Can you post a link to the tutorial you followed? There’s no reason why you shouldn’t
   be able to add more code to your child theme’s `functions.php`, unless there 
   was an error in the code you were trying to add.

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 * Last activity: [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/functionsphp-in-child-theme-7/#post-6294351)
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