Introduction to WordPress Child Themes
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This document provides an introduction to WordPress child themes. It explains that a child theme inherits functionality from a parent theme and allows modifications. Child themes are recommended for modifications as they receive updates from the parent. Child themes contain a style.css file and optionally a functions.php file. The style.css file contains metadata and is required to identify the parent theme. It allows changes to be made while retaining updates from the original parent theme.
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Theme Name: Twenty Ten 1.2 Child Theme
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Theme URI: Webpage
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![The Child Theme CSS File
Description: Child theme for the Twenty Ten by WordPress
[Optional]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/wordpress-child-themes-110630094654-phpapp01/85/Introduction-to-WordPress-Child-Themes-11-320.jpg)
![The Child Theme CSS File
Author URI: Author Webpage.
[Optional]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/wordpress-child-themes-110630094654-phpapp01/85/Introduction-to-WordPress-Child-Themes-12-320.jpg)
![The Child Theme CSS File
Author: Author name.
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![The Child Theme CSS File
Template: Directory name of parent theme. Case-sensitive.
[Required]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/wordpress-child-themes-110630094654-phpapp01/85/Introduction-to-WordPress-Child-Themes-14-320.jpg)
Introduction to WordPress Child Themes
- 1. Introduction to WordPress Child Themes Level: Beginner "
- 2. What is a Child Theme A WordPress child theme is a theme that inherits the functionality of another theme, called the parent theme, and allows you to modify, or add to, the functionality of that parent theme. Source: http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes
- 3. Why use a Child Theme? Child themes are the recommended way of making modifications to a theme.
- 4. Child Theme File Structure? WordPress Child Themes are located in /wp-content/themes/ like any other WordPress Theme.
- 5. Child Theme File Structure? They’re activated from the WordPress admin like any other theme.
- 6. Child Theme File Structure? Child Themes always have a style.css file and may often include a functions.php file.
- 7. The Child Theme CSS File style.css is the only file required for a child theme.
- 8. The Child Theme CSS File /* Theme Name: Twenty Ten 1.2 Child Theme URI: http://wordpressannarbor.com/ Description: Child theme for the Twenty Ten by WordPress Author: Declan O'Neill Author URI: http://wordpressannarbor.com/ Template: twentyten Version: 1.0 */
- 9. The Child Theme CSS File Theme Name: Twenty Ten 1.2 Child Theme [Required]
- 10. The Child Theme CSS File Theme URI: Webpage [Optional]
- 11. The Child Theme CSS File Description: Child theme for the Twenty Ten by WordPress [Optional]
- 12. The Child Theme CSS File Author URI: Author Webpage. [Optional]
- 13. The Child Theme CSS File Author: Author name. [Optional]
- 14. The Child Theme CSS File Template: Directory name of parent theme. Case-sensitive. [Required]
- 15. Thank You! Questions? Declan O’Neill / www.cake.ie