Child theme Best Practice – Leave Parent theme untouched?

  • Resolved gponym

    (@gponym)


    7 years, 1 month ago

    When people use a Child Theme, is it best practice to put all modifications in the Child?

    In other words, should one avoid all use of the WordPress Dashboad and make absolutely no file or configuration changes on the Parent Theme?

    I’m new to WordPress but am familiar w/developing software.

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  • Thread Starter gponym

    (@gponym)

    Adding on: The Dashboard is a bit confusing to a newbie since one can affect both content (pages, posts, comments, etc) and presentation. I understand that content/presentation distinction in the abstract but I’m still too new to always be able to draw a line between when to use the Dashboard in the Parent theme and when not to do so.

    Of course, I won’t be modifying any of the Parent theme template files–I would do all that in the Child. And I love the power offered by the Child styles.css file.

    Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

    (@sterndata)

    Volunteer Forum Moderator

    , is it best practice to put all modifications in the Child?

    Yes,

    Thread Starter gponym

    (@gponym)

    Thanks, Steve.

    (This accidentally got posted in “Fixing WordPress”, I just now noticed. Should a question like this really go elsewhere, like in the “Developing…” forum?)

    Yes –

    Thread Starter gponym

    (@gponym)

    Thanks for all replies. Cleaning up, marking resolved.

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