Using Themes on Subdomain based Network

  • Resolved Cat Man

    (@aathithyan)


    9 years, 7 months ago

    Hi,

    I just need some advice on how to use themes on multisite network.

    What I am doing right now is,
    1. Install required theme
    2. Create child theme for it
    3. Network activate it

    Is that a good way? Because I dnt want users to loose any changes made to their theme if I update the theme to new version.

    Or child theme is not required ?

    These themes will be used by sub-domain admins only.

    Please help me.

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  • AM77

    (@andy277)

    9 years, 7 months ago

    By what you have said, you don’t need any child themes, just install parent themes and activate them.

    If you are looking to design your own themes by adding custom code to css files and php files to modify the parent theme, then use a child theme for that parent theme.

    If you do not wish to design your own themes, you don’t need any child theme.

    The point to a child theme is you can modify or add functionality to a parent theme, so when you upgrade the parent theme, all your custom code won’t be lost as it is in the child theme.

    http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes

    Thread Starter Cat Man

    (@aathithyan)

    9 years, 7 months ago

    I got it now. I will be editing footer code in all themes so I need to activate child theme right.

    AM77

    (@andy277)

    9 years, 7 months ago

    Yes, sorry. If you are doing that then it is best to have a child theme.

    You can edit the footers by using a child themes. So when you upgrade the parent theme your footer code won’t be lost 🙂

    Thread Starter Cat Man

    (@aathithyan)

    9 years, 7 months ago

    Thanks for the help 🙂

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