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dawnnies
606 PointsChild theme not appearing.
I see the correct files and extensions in the correct place on my live site's folder, but the new themes aren't there. Please assist.
2 Answers
Luke Pettway
16,593 PointsIs your folder structure setup and style.css set up like this (using your themes name of course)?
WordPress/contents/theme/mychildtheme/style.css
/*
Theme Name: mychildtheme
Theme url: http://www.websitename.com/
Description: Twenty Eleven Child Theme
Author: my name
Author url: http://websitename.com/
Template: twentyeleven
Version: 1.7
Tags: light, dark, two-columns, right-sidebar, responsive-layout, accessibility-ready
Text Domain: twenty-eleven
*/
@import url("../twentyeleven/style.css");
dawnnies
606 PointsI see it! I was missing a forward slash. Thank you!!!
Luke Pettway
16,593 PointsGlad you got it working!
Travis Granger
2,745 PointsTravis Granger
2,745 PointsCan you please explain the importance (implication) of the folder structure setup? My folder structure setup for the parent theme is '.../wp-content/themes/theme_name/theme_name/style.css' and my structure for my child theme is '.../wp-content/themes/theme_name/style.css'. Could this be the reason of why I'm getting the error "The parent theme is missing. Please install the "Flexform" <<i.e. theme name>> parent theme."
The parent theme is installed an active and I have confirmed that the capitalization is correct under "Template". I have also tried changing the folder structure of my child theme to have an extra '/theme_name/' to match the parent theme but this didn't fix the issue. Please help!
Thanks!