Child theme missing style.css stylesheet error

  • Resolved scarlett_k92

    (@scarlett_k92)


    9 years, 5 months ago

    Okay so first off this is the theme I am working with.
    https://www.ads-software.com/themes/the-funk/

    I have the theme installed already on my wordpress account. I am trying to create the child theme. I have created child themes in the past, several times. I don’t know what I am missing. below is what I have used, where it says (I’m not sure) that means obviously I don’t know what is supposed to go there. When I downloaded the parent theme, the zip folder was called the-funk.2.1, so I have tried that, I also have tried the-funk everytime I try to upload I get the same error of “the style.css stylesheet is missing” I have copied and pasted the style.css below what I have, so I honestly don’t know what I am doing wrong. The style.css file for my child theme is with notepad & is indeed saved as style.css not .txt. So any help for this would be greatly appreciated! I can usually get a child theme working within 5 minutes & I have been trying to figure this one out for like 3 days now. I’m about to lose my mind! Lol

    /*
    Theme Name: The Funk
    Description: Child Theme for The Funk
    Author: Hardeep Asrani
    Template: (I’m not sure)
    Version: 2.1
    */

    @import url(“../(I’m not sure)/style.css”);

    /*

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  • Andrew Nevins

    (@anevins)

    WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support

    Where “(I’m not sure)” goes, should be the folder name of your parent theme.

    Thread Starter scarlett_k92

    (@scarlett_k92)

    i have tried this:

    /*
    Theme Name: The Funk
    Description: The Funk Child Theme
    Author: Hardeep Asrani
    Template: the-funk.2.1
    Version: 2.1
    */

    @import url(“../the-funk.2.1/style.css”);

    /*

    & still get the error…

    Andrew Nevins

    (@anevins)

    WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support

    Can you link to your current site that’s working?

    Andrew Nevins

    (@anevins)

    WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support

    Look inside the /wp-content/themes/ directory for the parent theme – I do not think you are using the right folder name. It should simply be “the-funk”.

    Why don’t you try renaming the folder name to be really simple to rule out a typo as Andrew points out could be the culprit. Rename the folder to /thefunk/ perhaps…

    Thread Starter scarlett_k92

    (@scarlett_k92)

    i named the file syle.css not style.css omg! i cant believe i missed that!!! especially cause i went back looking for typos lol. child theme has been updated successfully! it was “the-funk” also not the-funk.2.1 so thank you everyone! ahhhh i am so happy i could cry right now!! lol. i’m in for a long night of customization!!! (: (: (:

    Glad you got it sorted. Sometimes it is the simplest of problems, and they can be staring you in the face ??

    Cheers

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