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WordPress How to Make a Website with WordPress Customizing WordPress Themes How to Make Child Themes

Posted by Michael Angelica
Michael Angelica
910 Points

Trying to figure out child themes

the guy seems to go so fast that I can't figure out how he is creating the style.css file. Can anyone help?

4 Answers

Andrew McCormick
Andrew McCormick
17,730 Points
Andrew McCormick
Andrew McCormick
17,730 Points
  • create a new file in your child theme folder.
  • call it style.css.
  • insert the nessecary comments at the top (see code below)
  • use the @import statement to import the parent stylesheet.

Code to start style.css (obviously edit for your theme)

/*
 Theme Name:   Twenty Fourteen Child
 Theme URI:    http://example.com/twenty-fourteen-child/
 Description:  Twenty Fourteen Child Theme
 Author:       John Doe
 Author URI:   http://example.com
 Template:     twentyfourteen
 Version:      1.0.0
 Tags:         light, dark, two-columns, right-sidebar, responsive-layout, accessibility-ready
 Text Domain:  twenty-fourteen-child
*/

@import url("../twentyfourteen/style.css");

/* =Theme customization starts here
-------------------------------------------------------------- */

The all mighy Codex

Also, if a video is going to fast for you, you can always slow down the playback using the speed controls speed

Michael Angelica
Michael Angelica
910 Points
Michael Angelica
Michael Angelica
910 Points

Thank you Andrew :)

Michael Angelica
Michael Angelica
910 Points
Michael Angelica
Michael Angelica
910 Points

Do I need to get a text editor?

Andrew McCormick
Andrew McCormick
17,730 Points
Andrew McCormick
Andrew McCormick
17,730 Points

you technically can use notepad or textEdit, however I would strongly recommend it.
You can also use Workspaces for some limited functionality (available in the left hand navigation of the forum). You can write your code in there and then download.

If you are in the market for an editor check out a great discussion that just happened about What is the most recommended Text Editor?

Michael Angelica
Michael Angelica
910 Points
Michael Angelica
Michael Angelica
910 Points

ok awesome. I ended up using textedit. But I will definitely check out that discussion. Thank you again.