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Julia Whetten
Julia Whetten
5,977 Points
Posted by Julia Whetten
Julia Whetten
5,977 Points

Creating child theme w/current theme

****** I just realized this will not work :(

I already have an operational website. I just learned that I should have created a child theme first. I have made extensive customization. So here is the question.

Are these the steps I would take to create a child theme?

  1. Rename original (theme using now) theme " child-themex"
  2. Create a new theme, name it "themex"
    • go back and change all the settings to default and clear data
  3. Create new style.css in "child-themex" (which was actually the original).

Will this work?

****** I just realized this will not work :(

1 Answer

Caroline Bersch
Caroline Bersch
3,049 Points
Caroline Bersch
Caroline Bersch
3,049 Points

Hi Juia

I have an operational website also.

I understood better using this link here:

https://managewp.com/how-to-create-a-child-theme

Julia Whetten
Julia Whetten
5,977 Points
Julia Whetten
Julia Whetten
5,977 Points

thank you so much! This helps a ton.