Child Theme

It’s pretty much the same as any theme: https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Child_Themes

Kadence themes

Regarding using a child them – is it necessary to use if you are just changing options (colors, menu, icons, etc.) on the themes pages? I am not rewriting anything on the theme so not really sure if it is needed.

when wordpress and or virtue is updated and you are using a child theme, does it change the parent theme as well. If you child theme becomes corrupt or disfunctional do you resort back to the parent theme and if so, how does it stay updated with all your changes made to the child theme. sorry but I’m trying to wrap my head around this before I activate my child theme.

You don’t need a child theme.

And when there is an update it only updated the parent theme.

Kadence Themes

Hi Kadence,
Based on my web site, chuckabelnphotography.com do I need to create a child theme?
Thanks
Chuck

Not unless you plan on editing any of the code. If your just working in theme options you don’t need a child theme.

Ben

I know how to make child themes, but for Virtue i fail time after time. I tried so many things..

I am pretty sure by now that Virtue needs another (unknown) way to setup a child theme.

Could you help me out? Thanks!

nevermind, i solved it now.. strangely… i already understood this theme doesn’t need @import line in the child theme’s css.

but.. apparently it could not handle the info i put in the top initially

this was what i had:

/*
Theme Name:         Virtue Child
Theme URI:          https://kadencethemes.com/product/virtue-free-theme/
Description:        Virtue Child Theme
Version:            2.2.4
Author:             Janne Wolterbeek
Author URI:         https://jwcm.nl/
Tags: 				responsive-layout, two-columns, one-column, custom-colors, custom-header, custom-menu, featured-images, translation-ready, theme-options, photoblogging
Text Domain:  		virtue-child

License: GNU General Public License v3.0
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
*/

/* this was commented out already
@import url("../virtue/assets/css/virtue.css");
@import url("../virtue/style.css");
*/

/* =Theme customization starts here
-------------------------------------------------------------- */

and this is what i put in now and it works (suddenly)

/*
Theme Name: Virtue Child Theme
Theme URI: https://themes.kadencethemes.com/virtue/
Description: Child Theme for Virtue
Author: Kadence Themes
Author URI: https://kadencethemes.com/
Template: virtue
Version: 1.0
*/

maybe there’s something to learn from this, but i have no idea what ??

Ah i see it now!
Duh, i totally forgot the template line.

Cheers! ??