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Can you please let me know if there is any special instruction for creating child theme for this parent theme. hanks in advance & regards.

So, what’s the best, fastest, and/or easiest way to convert the modified TwentyTwelve WordPress theme into a child theme, so I can safely keep the stock TwentyTwelve theme up to date?

Thanks in advance for your time and assistance!

I have the child folder created. I have the style.css created and in that folder.

I’ve created the functions.php file that looks like this.

<?php
//* Code goes here
add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'enqueue_parent_styles' );
function enqueue_parent_styles() {
   	wp_enqueue_style( ‘style.blog’, get_template_directory_uri().'/style.blog.css' );
	wp_enqueue_style( ‘style.comments’, get_template_directory_uri().'/style.comments.css' );
	wp_enqueue_style( ‘style’, get_template_directory_uri().'/style.css' );
	wp_enqueue_style( 'parent-style', get_template_directory_uri().'/style.custom.css' );
	wp_enqueue_style( 'parent-style', get_template_directory_uri().'/style.editor.css' );
	wp_enqueue_style( 'parent-style', get_template_directory_uri().'/style.footer.css' );
	wp_enqueue_style( ‘style.respinsive’, get_template_directory_uri().'/style.responsive.css' );
	wp_enqueue_style( 'parent-style', get_template_directory_uri().'/style.woocommerce.css' );
	wp_enqueue_style( 'parent-style', get_template_directory_uri().'/style.wpcf7.css' );
}
?>

What’s interesting to me is that the parent css styles are being brought over. However, I can’t overwrite them?

Please help. Thanks

I am mahesh. I am new to wordpress. So I have lot of questions to ask. But for now I will reside with one.

The main problem is with creating a child theme. Everybody says that to edit the code to make necessary changes to the theme, don’t edit it in the parent theme rather create a child theme and edit it. Okay I understand, it’s a very good suggestion. But how to create a child theme is the main challenge.

To create a child theme, I have read many forums and understood the process. First create a child theme directory then create style.css and functions.php files and put basic code required into the files. That will create a child theme.

But now for it to work with parent theme, it should be enqueued. What is this enqueue. How to do it? How does it work?

to be frank I have done the enqueuing.But it doesn’t work The main reason to create a child theme is to be able to edit the code without affecting parent theme. But now when I try to edit the code in child theme the page itself is not getting loaded. Even the wordpress admin is not loading. And after if i log into my hosting control panel and from file manager when I delete the child theme directory then I am able to open my wordpress admin page.

I am totally confused with this child theme stuff.Please somebody help me. Please tell me how to create child theme. After creating child theme do I need to add any extra coding and create any extra files besides style.css and functions.php

www.galerieimbert.com

thank you for the information on how to take off the dates. I would like to create a child theme, I think, and have looked in the codex but do not understand a few things.

for ex the twentyfifteen that I see in wp-content/themes are these the files to use to make the child theme in case of updating and losing changes?

And do I just change their names?

Thank you
Kathleen

What is the best strategy to migrate an existing WordPress theme to a child theme, if you do not have access to the original version of the parent theme?

My theme has gone through several updates since I installed it. The theme does not support automated updates. I am now ready to update the theme. However, my theme has gone through numerous customizations by multiple WordPress techs! I know if I update, all those customizations are gone.

So, what would be the best strategy for getting myself out of this situation? My thoughts…. (and I’m not entirely clear on the child theme process; I just know that it makes sense to implement a child theme)

* I should create a folder named after my original theme (this will be the child theme folder)
* I should copy all the theme files into that folder
* I should create the child theme construct (style.css file)
* I should have the child theme construct point to the new ChildTheme folder
* (and now I’m stuck…aren’t I back to the same problem here?)

Some solid advice would be greatly appreciated. Somewhere along the line, I thought I would have to go file-by-file, noting the differences, and then reproducing those differences in the child theme.

Thank you.

Ipstenu replied with a link to a Plugin as an option for now.

I have tested the one-click-child-theme plugin and it will create a basic child theme, it was easy for me as I know my way around WordPress.

It might not be as easy for someone starting out with WordPress just wanting to make a minor change.

I have written a new post with a step by step walkthrough on using the plugin, it might help someone struggling with creating a Child Theme

HTH

David