What are WordPress child themes and how do I create one?

What are WordPress child themes and how do I create one?

WordPress child themes are sub-themes that inherit the functionality and styling of a parent theme. To create one, you need to create a new folder in your themes directory, add a style.css file with specific header information, and enqueue the parent theme's stylesheet.

Can you give me a step-by-step guide on creating a child theme?

Sure! Here’s a step-by-step guide:

1. Create a new folder in wp-content/themes and name it after your child theme.
2. Inside that folder, create a style.css file and add the required header information.
3. Create a functions.php file to enqueue the parent theme's styles.
4. Activate the child theme from the WordPress admin dashboard.

What should I include in the style.css file?

In the style.css file, you should include the following header:

/*
 Theme Name: Your Child Theme Name
 Template: parent-theme-folder-name
*/

After that, you can add your custom CSS rules.

Can I customize the functions of the parent theme in the child theme?

Yes, you can customize or override functions in the child theme's functions.php file. Just make sure to use the same function name to override it.