Title: Losing theme functions when using Child Theme
Last modified: April 16, 2018

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# Losing theme functions when using Child Theme

 *  [djmwr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/djmwr/)
 * (@djmwr)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/losing-theme-functions-when-using-child-theme/)
 * I’m using the Hitchcock theme and this allows you to add in a Social menu that
   then automatically applies images to the Social Media buttons you add in at the
   top of the page (see here: [https://en-gb.wordpress.org/themes/hitchcock/](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/themes/hitchcock/))
 * To be safe, I installed a Child Theme (using the Child Theme Configurator by 
   Lilaea Media) and this keeps the buttons at the top of the page but removes the
   images from them (replacing them with something like [] ). Deactivating the Child
   Theme brings them back. I’d like to keep running the Child Theme – but is there
   a way to do so and still include the images on the Social Menu Buttons?
 * I’ve posted in the Hitchcock forum and contacted the theme author, but have had
   no response so far… 🙁
 * All help appreciated!

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 *  [Jacob Peattie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jakept/)
 * (@jakept)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/losing-theme-functions-when-using-child-theme/#post-10185988)
 * I recommend asking at [https://wordpress.org/support/theme/hitchcock](https://wordpress.org/support/theme/hitchcock)
   so the plugin’s/theme’s developers and support community can help you with this.
   They appear pretty responsive.
 * Ultimately this will come down to how that specific theme was coded and the developers
   will be the best people to help you.

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 * Last activity: [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/losing-theme-functions-when-using-child-theme/#post-10185988)
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