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WordPress How to Make a Website with WordPress Customizing WordPress Themes Customizing WordPress Theme Files

oren tal
oren tal
5,738 Points
Posted by oren tal
oren tal
5,738 Points

i tried all the suggestions below and it still doesn't work!

So the child theme successfully made. also the style.css and the function.php files are the same as it should be. i also log off and on from the wp user and cleared browser data. it still doesn't applied the changes in the style od the child theme...

what can it be?

Konrad Pilch
Konrad Pilch
2,435 Points
Konrad Pilch
Konrad Pilch
2,435 Points

Can be something wrong in your functions or somthign? could you past your code in few areas please?

4 Answers

Jonathan Grieve
MOD
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,253 Points
Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,253 Points

What changes are you trying to make specifically to your child theme?

To test that the theme is specifically picking up the files for your child theme, try echoing out a string to the screen using something like

echo "Test!!!";

If it appears, then your child theme is working.

Also try and make sure you're selecting the right elements for the changes you want to make in your style.css.

Good luck! :)

oren tal
oren tal
5,738 Points
oren tal
oren tal
5,738 Points 
<?php

// Remove WP Version From Styles
add_filter( 'style_loader_src', 'sdt_remove_ver_css_js', 9999 );
// Remove WP Version From Scripts
add_filter( 'script_loader_src', 'sdt_remove_ver_css_js', 9999 );

// Function to remove version numbers
function sdt_remove_ver_css_js( $src ) {
    if ( strpos( $src, 'ver=' ) )
        $src = remove_query_arg( 'ver', $src );
    return $src;
}

?>

and 

/*
Theme Name: Twenty Fifteen
Theme URI: https://wordpress.org/themes/twentyfifteen-child/
Author: the WordPress team
Author URI: https://wordpress.org/
Description: Our 2015 default theme is clean, blog-focused, and designed for clarity. Twenty Fifteen's simple, straightforward typography is readable on a wide variety of screen sizes, and suitable for multiple languages. We designed it using a mobile-first approach, meaning your content takes center-stage, regardless of whether your visitors arrive by smartphone, tablet, laptop, or desktop computer.
Version: 1.4
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Tags: black, blue, gray, pink, purple, white, yellow, dark, light, two-columns, left-sidebar, fixed-layout, responsive-layout, accessibility-ready, custom-background, custom-colors, custom-header, custom-menu, editor-style, featured-images, microformats, post-formats, rtl-language-support, sticky-post, threaded-comments, translation-ready
Text Domain: twentyfifteen
Template: twentyfifteen

This theme, like WordPress, is licensed under the GPL.
Use it to make something cool, have fun, and share what you've learned with others.
*/

@import "../twentyfifteen/style.css";

.navbar {
    background-color: #220e10;
  }
Luke Pettway
Luke Pettway
16,593 Points
Luke Pettway
Luke Pettway
16,593 Points

What is your folders name for the child theme? Also, your text domain should be twentyfifteen-child.

Jessica Orellanes
Jessica Orellanes
11,245 Points
Jessica Orellanes
Jessica Orellanes
11,245 Points

This is how i solved it.

for the style.css 

        /*
 Theme Name:   Twenty Thirteen Child
 Theme URI:    http://jessorellanes.com/twenty-thirteen-child/
 Description:  Twenty Thirteen Child Theme
 Author:       Jessica Orellanes
 Author URI:   http://jessorellanes.com
 Template:     twentythirteen
 Version:      1.0.0
 License:      GNU General Public License v2 or later
 License URI:  http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
 Text Domain:  twenty-thirteen-child
*/


.navbar {
    background-color: #220E10;
}

.nav-menu li a {
    color: #FFFFFF;
}

and then on functions.php 

<?php
function theme_enqueue_styles() {

    $parent_style = 'parent-style';

    wp_enqueue_style( $parent_style, get_template_directory_uri() . '/style.css' );
    wp_enqueue_style( 'child-style',
        get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/style.css',
        array( $parent_style )
    );
}
add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'theme_enqueue_styles' );
?>

Thanks to another student I've found the info in Child Themes It looks like Wordpress updated their best practices for this and @import is no longer need it. You have to include the php file as they explain.