Title: using mesocolumn child theme
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# using mesocolumn child theme

 *  Resolved [msalsas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/msalsas/)
 * (@msalsas)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-mesocolumn-child-theme/)
 * Hello,
 * I want to use a mesocolumn-child theme, but I’m getting a blank page when I create
   a mesocolumn-child on the themes directory.
    I’ve tryed copying some templetes
   on mesocolumn-child existing folder (inside mesocolumn folder), but the files
   are not read. Any idea of how to use a mesocolumn-child theme?
 * Thanks
    Manolo

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 *  [Michael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alchymyth/)
 * (@alchymyth)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-mesocolumn-child-theme/#post-4617762)
 * > on mesocolumn-child existing folder (inside mesocolumn folder)
 * the child theme folder must not be in the parent theme’s folder, but has to be
   directly in **/wp-content/themes/**
 *  Theme Author [Richie KS](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rkcorp/)
 * (@rkcorp)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-mesocolumn-child-theme/#post-4617792)
 * working fine to me. i use the mesocolumn-child inside the mesocolumn.
    copy or
   moved it into wp-content/themes/
 *  Thread Starter [msalsas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/msalsas/)
 * (@msalsas)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-mesocolumn-child-theme/#post-4617805)
 * I don’t know what’s going on, but when I move the child folder to the themes 
   directory and activate it, I’m getting a blank page and Internal Server Error.
 *  Theme Author [Richie KS](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rkcorp/)
 * (@rkcorp)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-mesocolumn-child-theme/#post-4617824)
 * tried again and works fine with tons of plugin activated like bp, bbpress, seo
   plugin etc. try activate default theme and re-activate the child theme again.
 *  Thread Starter [msalsas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/msalsas/)
 * (@msalsas)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-mesocolumn-child-theme/#post-4617852)
 * I’ve found out that the error comes when I copy the functions.php file into mesocolumn-
   child theme. What can be happening?
 *  Theme Author [Richie KS](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rkcorp/)
 * (@rkcorp)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-mesocolumn-child-theme/#post-4617853)
 * you simply can’t. you can create a new functions.php but not copy paste from 
   the parent functions.php
 *  Thread Starter [msalsas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/msalsas/)
 * (@msalsas)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-mesocolumn-child-theme/#post-4617854)
 * That’s it! I don’t what I was thinking about! It works with an empty functions.
   php file into child theme. Thank you

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 * Last activity: [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-mesocolumn-child-theme/#post-4617854)
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