Title: Setting up child theme
Last modified: August 24, 2016

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# Setting up child theme

 *  Resolved [ankitseth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ankitseth/)
 * (@ankitseth)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-up-child-theme/)
 * Hi,
 * I have set up child theme for pinnacle by creating a folder (pinnacle-child) 
   and creating a css file with following code:
 *     ```
       /*
        Theme Name:   Pinnacle Child
        Theme URI:    http://activitydeck.com/pinnacle-child/
        Description:  Pinnacle Child Theme
        Author:       Ankit Seth
        Author URI:   http://activitydeck.com
        Template:     pinnacle
        Version:      1.0.0
        Tags:         light, dark, two-columns, right-sidebar, responsive-layout
        Text Domain:  pinnacle-child
       */
   
       /* =Theme customization starts here
       -------------------------------------------------------------- *//* write custom css */
       ```
   
 * However when I try to add any custom css here, it’s not being reflected on the
   website. Is there anything I am missing here? Any help would be appreciated.

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 *  [stephencottontail](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stephencottontail/)
 * (@stephencottontail)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-up-child-theme/#post-6086263)
 * Can you post a link to your site with the child theme active?
 *  Thread Starter [ankitseth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ankitseth/)
 * (@ankitseth)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-up-child-theme/#post-6086270)
 * Here’s the link to the website with child theme active
 * [http://activitydeck.com/](http://activitydeck.com/)
 *  [stephencottontail](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stephencottontail/)
 * (@stephencottontail)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-up-child-theme/#post-6086273)
 * You should delete line 22 of your child theme’s stylesheet:
 * `media="all"`
 * You’re using the wrong syntax for media queries and it’s not necessary in this
   case, anyway, as “all” is assumed.
 * Other than that, your stylesheet looks fine, but your theme has built-in typography
   options that will override your child theme’s stylesheet.
 *  Thread Starter [ankitseth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ankitseth/)
 * (@ankitseth)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-up-child-theme/#post-6086275)
 * Thanks for pointing that the built-in typography is overriding child theme’s 
   css. I had no clue what I was missing. Much appreciated 🙂

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