Title: using child theme nothing changes Last modified: August 21, 2016 --- # using child theme nothing changes * [jcpcosta](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jcpcosta/) * (@jcpcosta) * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-child-theme-nothing-changes/) * Hi Terry! * I’m using NewStone theme with child theme activated and when I do changes to the style.css file nothing changes…any ideas? * Thank you! Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 17 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-child-theme-nothing-changes/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-child-theme-nothing-changes/page/2/?output_format=md) * [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * (@wpyogi) * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-child-theme-nothing-changes/#post-3921991) * Do you have caching on your site? Clear that. Have you cleared your browser cache? * Otherwise, we’d need to see the site to troubleshoot further. * Thread Starter [jcpcosta](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jcpcosta/) * (@jcpcosta) * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-child-theme-nothing-changes/#post-3921992) * I just cleaned the cache…and tried it on 2 other browsers…still the same! * My site is: [http://newsletter.mdsinsure.com/](http://newsletter.mdsinsure.com/) * Supposedly I removed the background image… * Thank you WPyogi! * [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * (@wpyogi) * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-child-theme-nothing-changes/#post-3921993) * You don’t have a child theme active on that site – did you actually activate it? * Thread Starter [jcpcosta](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jcpcosta/) * (@jcpcosta) * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-child-theme-nothing-changes/#post-3921994) * Yes, I did activated! * ‘Current Theme NewStone * By JCPCOSTAVersion 1.2.2 Child theme for the NewStone theme’ * But now i realized that there’s some problem with parent template..???? * ‘Broken Themes * The following themes are installed but incomplete. Themes must have a stylesheet and a template. * Name Description NewStone The parent theme is missing. Please install the “NewStone” parent theme.’ * [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * (@wpyogi) * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-child-theme-nothing-changes/#post-3921995) * Do you have this file structure: * ``` wp-content themes newstone newstonechild style.css (the new one you made) ``` * What is the code in your child theme style.css file? * Thread Starter [jcpcosta](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jcpcosta/) * (@jcpcosta) * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-child-theme-nothing-changes/#post-3922118) * Hi yogi! * Yes, that’s my structure! * And the code is: * /* Theme Name: NewStone Theme URI: [http://www.pcdiy.com/themes/newstone](http://www.pcdiy.com/themes/newstone) Description: Child theme for the NewStone theme Author: JCPCOSTA Author URI: [http://example.com/about/](http://example.com/about/) Template: NewStone Version: 1.2.2 */ * [@import](https://wordpress.org/support/users/import/) url(“../newstone/style. css”); * [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * (@wpyogi) * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-child-theme-nothing-changes/#post-3922128) * This looks wrong: * ``` Template: NewStone ``` * Try: * ``` Template: newstone ``` * Thread Starter [jcpcosta](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jcpcosta/) * (@jcpcosta) * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-child-theme-nothing-changes/#post-3922130) * I tried that before..nothing :/ I even confirmed in parent theme how it was written…. * [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * (@wpyogi) * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-child-theme-nothing-changes/#post-3922132) * Did you create that style.css file using a plain text editor? * Can you try switching to it again? * Thread Starter [jcpcosta](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jcpcosta/) * (@jcpcosta) * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-child-theme-nothing-changes/#post-3922154) * Yes! I did it on WinSCP directly. * What do u mean with switching it again? newstone to NewStone? * [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * (@wpyogi) * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-child-theme-nothing-changes/#post-3922158) * I mean activate the child theme. * [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * (@wpyogi) * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-child-theme-nothing-changes/#post-3922159) * Using an FTP program to create the file may not work. Try using a plain text editor on your local computer and then upload the file. * Thread Starter [jcpcosta](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jcpcosta/) * (@jcpcosta) * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-child-theme-nothing-changes/#post-3922162) * I did both…none worked. * I decided to change the name of the background image (I’m trying to remove background image)..and only by doing that I managed to make it disappear. However, probably I won’t be able to do any changes… * [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * (@wpyogi) * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-child-theme-nothing-changes/#post-3922163) * What happens when you activate the child theme (don’t worry about the changes right now)? * Start with a NEW file in a plain text editor like Notepad. * Thread Starter [jcpcosta](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jcpcosta/) * (@jcpcosta) * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-child-theme-nothing-changes/#post-3922164) * That’s what I just did! * When I activate it’s showed: * “NewStone * By JCPCOSTAVersion 1.2.2 Child theme for the NewStone theme * This child theme requires its parent theme, NewStone.” –> how come? Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 17 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-child-theme-nothing-changes/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-child-theme-nothing-changes/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘using child theme nothing changes’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://i0.wp.com/themes.svn.wordpress.org/newstone/2.0.3/screenshot.png) * NewStone * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/theme/newstone/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/theme/newstone/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/theme/newstone/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/theme/newstone/reviews/) * 17 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [paulwpxp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paulwp/) * Last activity: [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-child-theme-nothing-changes/page/2/#post-3922171) * Status: not resolved