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Tyler Bain
1,788 Points
How do I get my own screenshot of my theme to appear under "appearance"?otherwise the child theme is working.

Posted January 3, 2016 12:11pm by Tyler Bain

Tyler Bain
1,788 Points
2 Answers
Ivy W.
7,427 Points
Should I already be working with WordPress locally before creating a child theme?

Posted December 28, 2015 1:02am by Ivy W.

Ivy W.
7,427 Points
2 Answers
Lisbeth van Lintel
4,041 Points
Why not use the wordpress admin function to make a child theme?

Posted December 14, 2015 4:05pm by Lisbeth van Lintel

Lisbeth van Lintel
4,041 Points
2 Answers
Jimmy Names
10,371 Points
SO if we want to edit the style of a template/theme we just create /child/ file and edit css within this?

Posted December 9, 2015 8:01pm by Jimmy Names

Jimmy Names
10,371 Points
1 Answer
Rifqi Fahmi
23,164 Points
Is there something wrong with this audio and video ??

Posted December 3, 2015 5:45am by Rifqi Fahmi

Rifqi Fahmi
23,164 Points
0 Answers
Jay G
2,904 Points
The style.css file

Posted November 16, 2015 7:17pm by Jay G

Jay G
2,904 Points
2 Answers
Phil Hanson
193 Points
Error: Active theme is broken, reverting to default theme.

Posted November 10, 2015 7:58pm by Phil Hanson

Phil Hanson
193 Points
0 Answers
Dejan Buric
12,560 Points
How to make a child theme on my localhost?

Posted October 29, 2015 2:03pm by Dejan Buric

Dejan Buric
12,560 Points
3 Answers
Travis Granger
2,745 Points
The parent theme is missing. Please install the "THEME_NAME" parent theme.

Posted October 15, 2015 7:07pm by Travis Granger

Travis Granger
2,745 Points
1 Answer
Jean Bosio
1,048 Points
@import no longer best practice in setting up child theme style.css?

Posted October 13, 2015 3:43pm by Jean Bosio

Jean Bosio
1,048 Points
2 Answers
tzehuilee
19,911 Points
Child theme's video may need update?

Posted October 2, 2015 2:57pm by tzehuilee

tzehuilee
19,911 Points
1 Answer
dawnnies
606 Points
Child theme not appearing.

Posted September 16, 2015 10:30pm by dawnnies

dawnnies
606 Points
2 Answers
Elena Paraschiv
9,938 Points
If I haven't installed WordPress locally can I still do this and how?

Posted September 7, 2015 5:21pm by Elena Paraschiv

Elena Paraschiv
9,938 Points
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Jaime Rios
Courses Plus Student 21,100 Points
About creating child themes.

Posted August 6, 2015 4:00am by Jaime Rios

Jaime Rios
Courses Plus Student 21,100 Points
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Shantanu Trivedi
Courses Plus Student 1,143 Points
Unable to make the css to work

Posted July 28, 2015 5:45am by Shantanu Trivedi

Shantanu Trivedi
Courses Plus Student 1,143 Points
3 Answers
Andrew Brooks
171 Points
Are Child Themes still required when using custom.css?

Posted July 18, 2015 3:30am by Andrew Brooks

Andrew Brooks
171 Points
1 Answer
Tiffany Lin
1,086 Points
Making a Child Theme for Multiple CSS Files

Posted July 10, 2015 3:08am by Tiffany Lin

Tiffany Lin
1,086 Points
0 Answers
Martina Carrington
15,754 Points
twentythirdchild folder

Posted June 21, 2015 12:26am by Martina Carrington

Martina Carrington
15,754 Points
1 Answer
Maddalena Menolascina
6,668 Points
use the finder tool

Posted June 10, 2015 9:36am by Maddalena Menolascina

Maddalena Menolascina
6,668 Points
0 Answers
tamar kavalerchik
73 Points
hi, i couldnt pass the style.css well to my new child template. from where i need to copy it? thanx:)

Posted June 10, 2015 7:40am by tamar kavalerchik

tamar kavalerchik
73 Points
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joseph johnson
Courses Plus Student 5,530 Points
Creating a child theme using underscores

Posted June 4, 2015 2:54pm by joseph johnson

joseph johnson
Courses Plus Student 5,530 Points
1 Answer
Pete Cass
16,656 Points
how to set up a child theme

Posted June 4, 2015 7:37am by Pete Cass

Pete Cass
16,656 Points
1 Answer
Micole Noddle
5,797 Points
I'm feeling like I'm in way over my head. Is there a beginner track I should be taking before this?

Posted June 2, 2015 8:57pm by Micole Noddle

Micole Noddle
5,797 Points
1 Answer
Alexandre Lara
142 Points
Regarding managing WordPress files via FileZila: in which course was installation and file structure explained? Thanks

Posted June 1, 2015 6:37pm by Alexandre Lara

Alexandre Lara
142 Points
2 Answers
Phouthalang Pygnasak
4,795 Points
Labeling Files

Posted May 25, 2015 5:14pm by Phouthalang Pygnasak

Phouthalang Pygnasak
4,795 Points
1 Answer
Fernando Libos
342 Points
Is it safe to install a plugin like "Child Theme Configurator" and run it instead of making Child Themes manually?

Posted May 18, 2015 8:00pm by Fernando Libos

Fernando Libos
342 Points
0 Answers
Jesus Trevino
720 Points
How to create the style.css file for a child theme that is derived from a premium theme?

Posted May 10, 2015 6:45pm by Jesus Trevino

Jesus Trevino
720 Points
3 Answers
caroline
6,974 Points
Is this video out of date?

Posted May 4, 2015 1:33pm by caroline

caroline
6,974 Points
1 Answer
Janise Bradford
5,664 Points
Child Themes

Posted April 29, 2015 1:00am by Janise Bradford

Janise Bradford
5,664 Points
4 Answers
Floyd Orr
11,723 Points
style.css will overwrite other one that is in the file when we copy and past it.

Posted April 26, 2015 9:23pm by Floyd Orr

Floyd Orr
11,723 Points
2 Answers

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