Introduction to WordPress Child Themes – Presentation Transcript
Introduction to WordPress Child Themes Level: Beginner”
What is a Child Theme – 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
Why use a Child Theme? – Child themes are the recommended way of making modifications to a theme.
Child Theme File Structure? –
WordPress Child Themes are located in /wp-content/themes/like any other WordPress Theme.
They’re activated from the WordPress admin like any other theme.
Child Themes always have a style.css file and may often include a functions.php file.
style.css is the only file required for a child theme.
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 ONeill. Author URI: http://wordpressannarbor.com/. Template: twentyten. Version: 1.0*/
Theme Name: Twenty Ten 1.2 Child Theme [Required]
Theme URI: Webpage [Optional]
Description: Child theme for the Twenty Ten by WordPress [Optional]
Author URI: Author Webpage. [Optional]
Author: Author name. [Optional]
Template: Directory name of parent theme. Case-sensitive. [Required]
Thank You! Questions? Declan O’Neill / www.cake.ie
