Need only functions.php

  • Resolved wpbond

    (@wpbond)


    10 years ago

    Hi,
    Just a thought.

    I am a newbie to WP theme designing. I am not a developer and I don’t know PHP.

    But I tried to create a child theme from the parent theme of _s

    I think that I don’t need any other files other than the functions.php because I can code the other files like header.php, footer.php etc. etc. myself.

    And I don’t need any CSS because I will use Bootstrap.

    The thing is even if I delete other template files from parent theme, they will come again after theme UPGRADE.

    Just my thoughts ??
    Let me know what you feel about it OR am I wrong over here.

    Edit:
    I think I can be wrong also. Sometimes WordPress also updates the template files with good coding practices. The only thing I don’t need is CSS.

    Thanks

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  • stephencottontail

    (@stephencottontail)

    I think there’s a bit of confusion about what _s is for. You’re not supposed to make a child theme of _s. Instead, _s is intended to be used as a starting point to create your own theme. You can freely edit all of the included files and even add your own, and since you don’t “upgrade” _s the same way you might upgrade a completed theme, you don’t have to worry about any files being replaced;

    Thread Starter wpbond

    (@wpbond)

    Ahh, Thank you stephencottontail

    You just banged my head on the wall. I read that on their website but now understand its meaning… eek.

    So one questions… won’t _s get any upgrade or its upgradation isn’t going to have any effect on a custom theme built using it? I have read the last sentences of what you said but then how does it gets upgraded?

    Thank you ??

    stephencottontail

    (@stephencottontail)

    _s receives updates somewhat frequently, but there’s no “link” between an update to _s and any custom theme(s) you’ve built with it.

    Level9themes

    (@level9themes)

    _s is meant for hacking but not as a parent theme.

    Thread Starter wpbond

    (@wpbond)

    ahh this is confusing me.

    I def. want the _s to update but not destroy my themes built with it.

    and say, I have built a custom theme using _s. How can the _s be updated used in that custom theme?

    Edit:
    I think custom themes built with _s have to be updated with the latest ver of _s manually from time to time by the coder himself.
    _s doesn’t comes with NO update version number… So just manually update your custom theme code by code after every say 4 months.
    https://themeshaper.com/2013/10/11/dont-update-your-theme/

    stephencottontail

    (@stephencottontail)

    You could look at what’s been changed in _s and then incorporate those changes into your custom theme, but it’s not necessary to do so. A theme you create using _s is completely separate from _s itself. If _s is updated, it has absolutely no effect on any custom themes you’ve built with it.

    Thread Starter wpbond

    (@wpbond)

    yes Stephen, I did an edit in my last post.

    Thanks for your help ??

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