Creating child theme/backing up site

  • merich

    (@merich)


    13 years ago

    I am using the Brunelleschi theme with the latest update. In order to not have to redo all of my changes to the theme every time there is an update to that theme, I need to make a child theme, correct? However, I can’t figure out how to do so.

    As of right now, I can’t even find the files associated with the updated theme in my Filezilla.

    here’s my site: https://therichstyle.com

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  • Gary Darling

    (@garydarling)

    The bare minimum you need for a child theme is a file called style.css – in that you can import the style.css file from the Brunelleschi theme and then do your custom overrides:

    /*
Theme Name: Brunelleschi Child
Author: Your name here
Template: brunelleschi
*/@import  url("../brunelleschi/style.css");

/*add your styles here*/
    Thread Starter merich

    (@merich)

    Okay got a child theme made. In the process, though, I made another directory and now Filezilla won’t let me delete it. It’s empty but it won’t go away when I try and delete.

    Gary Darling

    (@garydarling)

    That doesn’t sound fatal, can you ignore the empty directory for now and continue with your project?

    Thread Starter merich

    (@merich)

    Yes! I’m trying to get our server people to fix it. Now, how do I back it up? I downloaded the XCloner plugin.

    Gary Darling

    (@garydarling)

    I’m not familiar with Xcloner, but a good plugin should have documentation on how to use it. If not, consider checking out EZPZ, it’s updated for the current version of WP.

    Thread Starter merich

    (@merich)

    Thanks for the help. I’ll have to put backing up on hold for now. I’ve figured out my big issue: a functions.php error that’s preventing me from doing a lot of things, including backing up my site. Working on getting this fixed in another forum, though. Thanks!

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