WordPress Child Theme

In WordPress, a child theme is a WordPress theme which extends another WordPress theme.

Description

A child theme overrides the parent theme.

Start with a parent theme which resembles what you want to create.

Then add styles to the child theme, overriding the styles of the parent theme.

Using a plugin to create a child theme

Do not bother creating a child theme from scratch. Instead, use this plugin:

• One-click child theme

See also

• Extensibility
• WordPress
• WordPress custom style sheet
• WordPress theme

External links

• Child Themes @ codex.wordpress.org
• How To Create A Child Theme, And Why You Should Be Using One
• Creating Child Themes @ Themify
• How to Create a Child Theme in WordPress
• Why and How to Create a Child Theme in WordPress
• Child Themes Basics and Creating Child Themes in WordPress
• WordPress child theme basics @ Theme Foundry