Title: New Child Theme
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# New Child Theme

 *  Resolved [Paul G.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paul-g-1/)
 * (@paul-g-1)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-child-theme/)
 * I am using wordpress and trying to create a child theme page. Do you know how
   to do this? I have been trying to follow the directions but seem to be stuck.
 * I have gotten as far as getting it to show up on the themes page where it tells
   me it is missing the “twentytwelve-child Stylesheet is missing”.
 * I have been working on this since this morning and I’m sure I’m missing something
   simple.
 * So far:
    1.) I’ve created a folder in my website File Manager and named it with
   the same name as the template theme I’m using ie: twentytwelve with new file 
   twentytwelve-child.
 * 2.) I’ve coped the code from wordpress and filled in my info:
    /* Theme Name:
   Twenty Twelve Child Theme URI: http: //mysite.com/ Description: Twenty Twelve
   Child Theme. Author: My Name Author URI: http: //mysite.com/ Template: twentytwelve
   Version: 0.1 */
 *  [@import](https://wordpress.org/support/users/import/) url(“../twentytwelve/
   style.css”);
 * 3.)created a text file containing the style.css codes from the twentytwelve theme.
 * Question: do I need to reference the style.css code file someplace in the above
   code or…. I’m lost. It says it’s supposed to be easy but….
 * Please help.
 * Thanks.
 * Paul….

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 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-child-theme/#post-4399406)
 * >  I’ve created a folder in my website File Manager and named it with the same
   > name as the template theme I’m using ie: twentytwelve with new file twentytwelve-
   > child.
 * The folder has to have a different name – try `twentytwelve-child`
 *  [Michael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alchymyth/)
 * (@alchymyth)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-child-theme/#post-4399416)
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes](http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes)
 * 1)
    your child theme folder should be for example: **_/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve-
   child_**
 * 2)
    the info needs to be filled into a file **_style.css_** within that child
   theme folder;
 * 3)
    no need to create that text file.
 * you can also download a ready-made child theme (basic structure) from this trusted
   source [http://quirm.net/themes/twenty-twelve-child/](http://quirm.net/themes/twenty-twelve-child/)
 *  [samstemith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samstemith/)
 * (@samstemith)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-child-theme/#post-4399487)
 * Hello alchymyth,
 * First of all, I’d like to say thank you for helping to get our site running.
 * I’ve follow number of steps you gave out to others on here and it’s really helpful
   a lot. Thank You.
 * Please I do one request. I have twentytwelve-child installed and working okay.
   However my webpage is very slow loading. [http://www.saralore.com](http://www.saralore.com)
   
   Please is there anything that you can do it make it faster loading?
 * Thank you in advance
 * Stephen S.
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-child-theme/#post-4399488)
 * **[@samstemith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samstemith/)** – please start
   your own thread – your question is not related to this topic and posting in other
   people’s threads is not how these forums work.
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Where_To_Post](http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Where_To_Post)
 *  [samstemith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samstemith/)
 * (@samstemith)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-child-theme/#post-4399490)
 * @ WPyogi,
 * I’m sorry I’m still new on here.
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-child-theme/#post-4399491)
 * I know – it’s no problem. This way you’ll get help with you question and no one
   will get confused by a jumbled up thread : )!
 *  Thread Starter [Paul G.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paul-g-1/)
 * (@paul-g-1)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-child-theme/#post-4399508)
 * Thanks alchymyth and WPygoi. I ended up using the download of twentytwelve-child
   and it seems to be working. It wiped out a few menu items but I can redo them.
 * Once I loaded the theme I could see where I was going wrong, I was closes but
   not exactly correct.
 * Thanks again.
 * Paul…

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 * Last reply from: [Paul G.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paul-g-1/)
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