Are you looking to create a child theme in WordPress? WordPress child theme allows you change the functionality of the theme without having to edit the original/parent theme template files.
Firsty, create a new folder in your themes directory. You can do so using the cPanel or via FTP. The themes directory is the wp-content/themes. So let’s go through the above steps in detail. For this example, I will be creating a child theme for the Twenty Fifteen default theme.
To create a child theme, We create a style.css file in our child theme folder as shown below:
/* Theme Name: Twenty Fifteen Child Theme URI: http://yourwebsite.com/twentyfourteen-child/ Description: My first child theme, based on Twenty Fourteen Author: Daniel Pataki Author URI: http://danielpataki.com Template: twentyfourteen Version: 1.0.0 Tags: black, green, white, light, dark, two-columns, three-columns, left-sidebar, right-sidebar, fixed-layout, responsive-layout, custom-background, custom-header, custom-menu, editor-style, featured-images, flexible-header, full-width-template, microformats, post-formats, rtl-language-support, sticky-post, theme-options, translation-ready, accessibility-ready, responsive-layout Text Domain: twenty-fifteen -child */ /* write custom css */
Create a file named functions.php in the child theme folder, edit it, and paste the following:
<?php
/**
* Enqueues child theme stylesheet, loading first the parent theme stylesheet.
*/
function esoft_custom_enqueue_child_theme_styles() {
wp_enqueue_style( 'parent-theme-css', get_template_directory_uri() . '/style.css' );
}
add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'esoft_custom_enqueue_child_theme_styles', 11 );
?>
Uploading and activating a child theme is no different than a normal theme, simply upload it via the Appearances > Themes page in your WordPress Dashboard and activate it. Before you upload it, you must first ZIP it.
Hopefully now you are able to create a child theme and make the customization that you like. Want to say something? Add it in the comments and I will get back to you.
Enjoy!