child themes and nishita's functions.php

Do just as it says. You don’t need to copy anything from your parent theme’s functions.php file. Just include in it the function definition(s) you want to add or overwrite.

Child themes load both the parent’s template files, CSS files and functions.php file and the child’s template files, CSS files and functions.php file.

Unlike template and CSS files, though, which are loaded **after** parent theme’s template and CSS files, a child theme’s functions.php file is loaded **before** the parent theme’s functions.php file. Therefore, as long as the overwritten function in the parent is defined like this:

if ( ! function_exist( function_name ) ) {
  function ( function_name ) {
    // body of the function...
  }
}

… everything should be fine. Your function will be loaded and the original—because function_exists() returns TRUE—will be ignored.

It is possible that, in your theme, not every function in functions.php in the parent is defined in this way. Therefore if you copy your parent’s functions.php file into your child, those functions not protected in the way described will already have been defined in your child theme when the parent’s functions.php loads, giving the error you see.

So just get rid of everything in your child theme’s functions.php file except for those functions you are adding or overwriting. You might also want to check in your parent theme’s functions.php file that the functions you are trying to overwrite are protected as described, but it would appear that you are safe with the one you mention (nishita_setup()) since the documentation specifically invites you to overwrite it.

HTH

PAE

Thank you so much for explaining this in such detail!

Cheers,
sO

In Nishita, under my main header photo, there’s the word “about” by itself. Where do I go to delete that? Is it supposed to be there? Or is it a partial caption to my photo? I don’t see where to delete it.

Thanks,

Tom

Please start another thread. This helps other people when they search the list for answers.

When you post your new topic, please include a link to your site so that we can see what’s going on.

Cheers

PAE

Good point — the site is

https://iwillfindbeauty.com/

Thanks.

@thomasktownsend wrote:

In Nishita, under my main header photo, there’s the word “about” by itself. Where do I go to delete that? Is it supposed to be there? Or is it a partial caption to my photo? I don’t see where to delete it.

peredur wants you to start a new thread about this issue as this thread is about the theme’s functions.php file.

The “ABOUT” you are seeing is the menu item belonging to the sample “Page” (as opposed to a “Post”) that comes with every theme. You can edit it (or delete it) by visiting “Pages” from the Dashboard. Every page you add there becomes a menu item.

Excellent! Found it.Thanks so much.

Tom