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

Sophie Masters
Sophie Masters
78 Points
Posted by Sophie Masters
Sophie Masters
78 Points

Hi, I have tried this a few times, but can't get it to work.

The style.css file looks a little different with the twentyfourteen theme, like there is a table of content and the template: entry in missing... I am not sure how to make it work with this theme. Have followed all steps several times, but it does not show up as a child them in my wordpress backoffice

2 Answers

Rich Bagley
Rich Bagley
25,869 Points
Rich Bagley
Rich Bagley
25,869 Points

Hi Sophie,

It may be that the parent theme styles haven't been included.

The Codex page for How to Create a Child Theme should help as the examples use the Twenty Fourteen theme and explain how to include the parent styles.

Thanks

-Rich

Zac Gordon
STAFF
Zac Gordon
Treehouse Guest Teacher
Zac Gordon
Zac Gordon
Treehouse Guest Teacher

Can you please post up what your style.css file looks like?