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

Posted by Bjorn Hughes
Bjorn Hughes
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Using Child Themes with WooCommerce & WooThemes

Would I employ this same technique (creating a child theme) to insulate a wordpress site from theme / plugin updates by any theme vendor?

I have created a wordpress site installed the WooCommerce Plugin and I'm considering adding a WooTheme which I need to customise. Are there any additional steps or other things I should be aware of?

Can this technique also be applied when using sliders and other plugins?

2 Answers

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

Hi, yes, you would setup a child theme the same way if you're using WooCommerce or a WooThemes theme.

Bjorn Hughes
Bjorn Hughes
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Bjorn Hughes
Bjorn Hughes
7,771 Points

Thanks, I got it all working.