Child theme not working or should I use Editor?

  • Resolved artworksforall

    (@artworksforall)


    9 years ago

    Hi there,

    I would like to use SKT IT Consultant theme for my clients website.
    I’m used to making a child theme of a template I’m working on. Now mine keeps giving an error that parent template is missing although I installed SKT IT Consultant before I made the Child Theme.
    I read somewhere that I could use custom css in Appearence>>Theme options.
    My Dashboard only gives me Appearence >>> Theme’s not options.
    Where (if possible) can I put custom css and still maintain the changes after an update? Is that in Editor or somewhere else?

    Thanks for your time.
    With regards, Ellen

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  • Sean Davis

    (@sdavis2702)

    Hi Ellen,

    There really shouldn’t be any issues using a child theme. In your child theme’s style.css file, what do you have as the value for the “Template:” line in the comment heading?

    Thread Starter artworksforall

    (@artworksforall)

    Hi sdavis,

    I tried itconsultant (that gave an error on the parent not being available) and later on I tried sktitconsultant. Same result.
    I must be making a mistake somewhere.
    Do you have an answer to this?
    Thanks for your time
    Ellen

    Sean Davis

    (@sdavis2702)

    The child theme should always connect to the parent theme based on the directory name of the parent theme, as mentioned here: https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Child_Themes#How_to_Create_a_Child_Theme

    So adjust it to Template: skt-it-consultant and that should work.

    Thread Starter artworksforall

    (@artworksforall)

    Oh i also tried skt-itconsultant. Same message was given: that the main theme wasn’t there.

    Thread Starter artworksforall

    (@artworksforall)

    Hey that was the thing I was looking for! I got confused with all the – and – things in skt-it-consultant.

    Thank you for your help,it works.
    With regards

    Sean Davis

    (@sdavis2702)

    My pleasure!

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