Title: Theme help
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Theme help

 *  [kimpeartgratton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kimpeartgratton/)
 * (@kimpeartgratton)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-help-49/)
 * I am just beginning to get a very basic understanding of what is going on behind
   the scenes of my site.
 * When looking to get help – is it better to have a really widely used child theme?
 * I am using Genesis and a child theme from Viva Violette. Can Genesis users ask
   for help on this forum? Can Genesis users who use a non-studiopress child theme
   ask for help on the studio press forums?
 * If I want basic help with things like formatting – and I want to learn to do 
   it myself – am I better off using a very widely used theme?
 * Many thanks
 * Kim

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 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-help-49/#post-5859707)
 * These forums don’t support commercial themes –
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Commercial_Products](http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Commercial_Products)
 * As to StudioPress, you’ll have to ask them – we don’t have any info about their
   policies.
 * If you need help and can’t get it elsewhere, then yes, using a theme that’s supported
   here is probably a good idea :)!
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-help-49/#post-5859708)
 * BTW, do the developers of your child theme not provide support for it?
 *  Thread Starter [kimpeartgratton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kimpeartgratton/)
 * (@kimpeartgratton)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-help-49/#post-5859710)
 * I have asked a couple of questions, but no real help has arisen.
 * Thanks wpyogi for clarifying the situation – I shall go pester the genesis folk.
 * Kim

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