Questions tagged [child-theme]
Child theming is a safe way to modify a theme. A child theme inherits a "parent themes" styles and then can selectively override. This alternative to "destructive" editing allows for safe updating of the parent theme and provides an easy way to undo theme changes.
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Child Theme Based on Toolbox Not Found
I am trying to make a child theme of the toolbox theme and use it in my multisite WP 3.2 install.
I created a folder called wp-content/themes/charlie-repair-toolkit/ then I created style.css in the ...
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How do I remove a require_once admin panel from the parent theme from the child theme functions.php?
In the parent theme, the following is at the bottom of the functions.php file.
require_once(TEMPLATEPATH . '/admin/admin-menu.php');
In the child theme's function.php, this code will include the ...
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How to override function in functions.php of parent theme?
I have created child of theme twentyten. I tried to override function written below
/**
* Returns a "Continue Reading" link for excerpts
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* @since Twenty Ten 1.0
* @return string "Continue ...
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Load template inside a parent template
Inside of my current theme directory, I created a folder called "mobile" which contains a separate set of template files, all optimized for mobile.
Now, say I setup a function that detects a mobile ...
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Do all files in child theme override the parent?
I'm curious if other PHP code files besides functions.php, WP template files and style.css in a child theme actually override the same file in a parent them?
I am working with a client that has a ...
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I want to add a class to main div on a template. how can I do that?
I'm building a template for twentyten child theme. I need to add a class in in the template page, but not in other pages.My template inherits the header and footer, so, I can't change any markup ...
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Best way to add some custom javascript using jquery to a child theme
I use the default TwentyTen theme and I have made a child theme with some CSS adjustments, and that's pretty much it.
Now I'd like to do two things
Make the theme load the latest jQuery, and to load ...
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use child theme for mobile version
I have never used the child theme function. so I am curious if it is possible to use this function to create a mobile version or no? I know that there are mobile plugins for this but I was curious if ...
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How to modify theme content in Thematic?
I'm not new to PHP, HTML, CSS, and the like, not at all, but I'm definitely new to creating Wordpress themes. I was recommended to use the Thematic theme as a base theme and modify it using functions ...
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How do I create a magazine type menu - sub-menu setup using wp_nav_menu and child of twentyten? [closed]
I'm trying to create a menu and submenu with a child theme of twentyten, similar to this at the LA Times: http://www.latimes.com/ where when the site is first opened, it displays a set of childs, and ...
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Opinions and recommendations on the best barebones base theme [closed]
Preamble
I'm finding myself building more and more WP sites "from scratch" as it were (ie: ignoring any theme designs out there and just creating a design wireframe purely on the needs of the client. ...
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Child themes: disabling the parent
I'm creating a parent theme and several child themes. But how can I prevent the parent theme from ever being used?
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conditionally echo <br /> in meta box data loop
I am working on a Thematic child theme and using the WPAlchemy Meta Box Class to create an 'Artwork Info' meta box that I want to conditionally echo like this at the end of each post:
Title
Medium
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something like is_childtheme()
in the functions.php of a parent theme, I would like to check for wheter the theme is being run directly, or it is run via a child theme.
Is there a conventional way of doing this?
I cant find the ...
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Grandchild themes and optimal network architecture
I'm trying to create a versatile Wordpress network . In order to speed up development, I imagine I'll need to channel projects to different themes at an early stage. At the core of my network ...
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Themes—Child Themes
I apologize if this is a very basic question, but I am very new to working with Wordpress.
I'm looking into using Wordpress as a CMS for a new site I'm building but I'm not sure I understand some of ...
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PHP loop that selects posts with a particular in-post option
Im trying to build a Featured post slider to show any post that i mark as a "featured" (with a in-post option) regardless the category or tag type...
Im new to wordpress and although I understand a ...
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add generated stylesheet from parent theme after child-themes style.css
I have a child-theme -> parent-theme setup, where I need to have stylesheet called generated.css loaded in addition to the style.css file added by the active child-theme. The generated.css file is ...
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Child Theme for Mobile Browsers
Is it possible to use a child theme for mobile browsers?
I have tried various plugins but the mobile browser only displays the main theme, the theme that is meant for viewing the website on the ...
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How to *remove* a parent theme page template from a child theme?
I'm using the TwentyTen theme to create a child theme, but I can't seem to get rid of the 'One column, no sidebar' page template that is in the TwentyTen parent theme.
I thought just copying it over ...
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How to replace the twentyten image header with my flash banner?
I am currently building a site using a child theme for the first time.
Basically, I have a flash banner the client has already had made, and want to replace the twentyten image banner with the flash. ...
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Post format selector in Thematic child theme post class
I'm having a very hard time implementing post formats in my Thematic child theme. I am able to add post format theme support and add content via the big conditional statement, but the .format-video, ...
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How do I get a child theme to load scripts from the parent theme?
Pretty new to WordPress functions, so apologies if this is basic stuff.
I've designed a parent theme that registers and enqueues two scripts like so:
if ( !function_exists( 'scherzo_scripts' ) ) ...
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Twenty Ten child theme has post on an inner page. Cant get that page to use my desired template
I have a child theme based on Twenty Ten.
I have split out the sidebar and secondary side bar so they can be used on different pages.
sidebar.php file:
<div id="primary" class="widget-area" role=...
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Customized widget area - how to override or filter class xoxo?
I need some help with restyling my alternate widget areas. I've created some new widget areas, and placed one into the main content of my index.php. This works just fine, however i want to style it ...
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How do you auto-activate plugins from child themes
(repost from Theme Hybrid Community)
Let's assume a plugin or multiple-plugins are hosted on WordPress.org. Can you automatically activate plugins with the functions.php of a child theme? Is there ...
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How to edit background color of only one sidebar?
I'm using Oulipo theme on this site, which has two sidebars.
I'd like to ask how can I change the background color of only the left
sidebar?
Also, how to change the text, hyperlink, hover and ...
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Twentyten Child Theme: header images display messed up in admin panel
WordPress v 3.0.4 multisite-network enabled, local installation w MAMP 1.9.4, PHP 5.3.2, Theme: Twentyten child
TWO PROBLEMS: 1) Display of header image thumbnails in admin panel and 2) path to ...
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Removing custom background and header feature in child theme
I am creating a child theme using twentyten as my base. I am looking for a way to remove the features of adding custom header and background without touching functions.php file in the parent theme.
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How to remove set_post_thumbnail_size() in child themes?
I'm really stuck on this - this follows on from this post:
How to override parent functions in child themes
I can't figure out how to override Twenty Ten's set_post_thumbnail_size() function. I've ...
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Loading Scripts on Specific Pages
In child theme I created a functions.php file that loads scripts and style files, the code is below.
The section that loads libraries and scripts to all pages other than admin, in other words the ...
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How to override parent functions in child themes?
I've been reading around and trying to figure out how to do this, but for some reason I can't seem to override parent functions in my child theme.
I'm using TwentyTen as a parent - can anyone tell me ...
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Link to a .po file in a child theme
i'm working in a twenty ten child theme, i want to change the
load_theme_textdomain( 'twentyten', TEMPLATEPATH . '/languages' );
$locale = get_locale();
$locale_file = TEMPLATEPATH . "/languages/$...
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A good way to add a different background image for each page?
I'm working an a Thematic child theme wherein I need to have a unique image decorating each of the site's main pages, from a pre-defined set of permanent images. It would also be ideal to have one of ...
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Include files in child theme functions file
Typically in my theme function file I'll require other files to keep things neat.
require_once("foo.php");
Now working in a child theme I'd like to do that same. I'm adding custom admin options and ...
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