WordPress Child Theme Basics Definition and requirements
Example
A child theme is identified by WordPress when there is a directory (for example child-theme) inside /wp-content/themes/ with the following files:
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style.cssThis file must start with a comment template like this:
/* Theme Name: Example Child Author: Me Author URI: https://example.com/ Template: example Text Domain: example-child-theme Domain Path: /languages/ */The most important things to consider here are:
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The
Templatename must be exactly the folder name which holds the parent theme (aka the parent theme slug) -
Name your child theme in such a way you can easily identify it in Dashboard (usually just append
Childto the parent's name, likeExample Child)
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index.php -
functions.php
