child theme will not appear in WP themes panel

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    (@nswp)


    11 years, 4 months ago

    I am trying to upload a child theme to the themes panel but it will not show. I am using Filezilla and when I make any changes on parent theme it shows up clearly but the child theme will not.

    I have tried:
    – A zipped folder of child theme w/ style.css file
    file created w/ text wrangler – saved in UNIX file format using ANSII encoding
    – I have called my hosting company and they said all is working fine.
    – I was sent a working child theme from WP Volunteer Moderator and it uploads fine, but mine does not. I even used the same file from the working one, resaved with my changes and it still does not work.

    My css file :

    /*
    Theme name: gridresponsivechild
    THEME URI: https://nickschelin.com/
    Description: child theme of gridresponsive
    Author: Nick Schelin
    Version: 0.0.1
    Template: gridresponsive
    */

    /* Import layout */
    @import url(../gridresponsive/style.css);

    Does any one have any suggestions?

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  • Did you try uploading the unzipped folder through filezilla?

    I only say this because I noticed you said “a zipped folder of child theme w/ style.css file”

    The theme only needs to be zipped if you are uploading through the wordpress dashboard. if you are in filezila, all you have to do is click and drag the entire “gridresponsivechild” folder, without zipping it first, into the themes directory.

    Thread Starter NSWP

    (@nswp)

    Endlyss –
    Yes I have done that from the start and it works except when I try it with the child theme. It show up in filezilla but will not show in wordpress.

    Thread Starter NSWP

    (@nswp)

    Looking for suggestions to solve my issue?
    Child theme will not appear in WP dashboard.

    Have you made sure the style.css has at least this at the top:

    /* Theme Name: My Child Theme */

    Thread Starter NSWP

    (@nswp)

    my first post shows my exact file in correct order.

    Look at the capitalization on Name vs. name

    Thread Starter NSWP

    (@nswp)

    WPyogi – thank you!
    ok … edited, uploaded to filezilla .. but still not showing in Wp themes panel.

    Just copied and pasted the top part of what you posted (swapping out the template name for my parent theme) and it comes up in the theme manager, even with the little n in name. Strange. You have a gridresponsive folder correct, with the parent theme?

    One more thing I can think to look at is this: Is the child theme inside the parent theme or sitting along side it in the themes folder? If it’s inside, it will not show on the themes page.

    Thread Starter NSWP

    (@nswp)

    manndtp
    Yes,
    Folders are separate, uploaded in filezilla.

    As long as they are setup like this inside the themes folder:

    – gridresponsive
    – gridresponsivechild

    Meaning they are both visible when you enter the themes folder, I’m not sure why the child theme won’t show. Using the style.css code you provided (simply change the template line to lis my parent theme), I see a child theme in the themes manager.

    Thread Starter NSWP

    (@nswp)

    Yes, that is how I have my folders set up.

    Thread Starter NSWP

    (@nswp)

    Does anybody have suggestion to how to get a child theme to appear in the theme panel?

    Thread Starter NSWP

    (@nswp)

    Looking for suggestions on how to get my child theme to appear in the theme panel?

    Moderator Jose Castaneda

    (@jcastaneda)

    THEME COFFEE MONKEY

    I even used the same file from the working one, resaved with my changes and it still does not work.

    Can you clarify what you mean by this? You edited the moderator provided child theme and it disappears? Or the styles just don’t take effect?

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