TwentySeventeen) in the name it will not work. Also, note that this is case-sensitive, so if you put any capitals (For e.g. The parent folder name needs to match this value. The Template: tag needs to have the value of the parent theme (twentyseventeen). This shows that the theme is a child theme. For a child theme, the main change you need to see is the value in the “Template” Tag. Text Domain: url("./twentyseventeen/style.css") Įvery style.css file in WordPress needs information at the top in block comments section for WordPress to understand about the theme. Tags: one-column, two-columns, right-sidebar, flexible-header, accessibility-ready, custom-colors, custom-header, custom-menu, custom-logo, editor-style, featured-images, footer-widgets, post-formats, rtl-language-support, sticky-post, theme-options, threaded-comments, translation-ready License: GNU General Public License v2 or later *ĭescription: Twenty Seventeen Child Theme You can add the following header and modify it as per your needs. In the directory created, you can make your style.css file. You can name the directory to anything you want. Open /wp-content/themes/ in your WordPress installation folder and create a new folder for your child theme (twentyseventeen-child). These files need to be in a directory/folder. Creating a Child Theme For Twenty Seventeen WordPress ThemeĪt the bare minimum, a WordPress child theme needs 2 files (style.css and functions.php). Also, you can inherit the appearance or modify it according to your requirements.
With a child theme, you also reuse the existing features of the parent theme. You can safely upgrade the parent theme without losing your changes. So, how do you do the changes safely? What’s the recommended way?Ĭhild Themes… Yes, It’s a recommended way to customise your existing WordPress theme. If you upgrade the theme, you will lose the changes you had done. The theme being used might have future security fixes or features that you would want. Your theme might not be compatible with latest WordPress in the future. Though you may feel it’s an easy thing to do, it brings its own problems over time. It would seem straightforward to dive in and make changes to the theme you’re using. You may want an unique template, modify the standard styles or add new widgets to your theme. By using a child theme (which puts all your changes in a different directory), you will ensure that your modifications are preserved.Īm sure you have faced the situation when you want to make a change on your website, which is not possible with your theme options or theme customizer. A theme upgrade replaces all the files in the theme directory. If you modify a theme directly and it’s updated, then your modifications will be lost.
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