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I've been looking into creating a child theme in which I can make changes to my theme, but all the tutorials I can find assume that you're working with a local Wordpress installation, and explain how to create the necessary folders and files in a file manager like Windows Explorer.

Is it possible to create a child theme from within the Wordpress.org dashboard itself?

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You will achieve this in two steps:

  • uploading minimal files at yourdomain.com/wp-admin/themes.php
  • editing child theme at yourdomain.com/wp-admin/theme-editor.php

The theme that you upload to your site via the admin console must contain three files. They will end up in your server's filesystem like this:

/wp-content/themes/parentname-child/functions.php
/wp-content/themes/parentname-child/screenshot.png
/wp-content/themes/parentname-child/style.css

When uploading, functions.php can be empty, but style.css must contain the required header comment at the very top of the file. While not strictly mandatory, screenshot.png improves the user experience by giving the theme a thumbnail in the console. Once the child theme validates, it will show up in in your WordPress Theme Editor (e.g. yourdomain.com/wp-admin/theme-editor.php) where you can edit within the web console.

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  • This doesn't answer OP's is it possible to create chile theme within admin dashboard. anyway, screenshot is not required as mandatory. mandatory is the style.css and index.php
    – Vishwa
    May 8, 2019 at 5:12
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    I interpret 'creating' not just as instantiating a file in the filesystem, but adding and editing the content of the files. My answer addresses this interpretation. Yes, screenshot might not be necessary, but it improves user experience in the admin console.
    – mtm
    May 8, 2019 at 5:51
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You can create the necessary files and folders on your local machine, zip them up, and then upload them as a new theme from the "Add New Theme" screen: https://wordpress-install.test/wp-admin/theme-install.php

Click on the Upload Theme button next to the page title.

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