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== Description == | == Description == | ||
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| + | Start with a parent theme which resembles what you want to create. | ||
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| + | Then add styles to the child theme, overriding the styles of the parent theme. | ||
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| + | You can also use child themes to override [[WordPress template|templates]] and the [[functions.php]] file. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 12:49, 1 October 2015
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.
You can also use child themes to override templates and the functions.php file.
See also
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
