Language switcher in mobile and menu child-items positions

So, step by step for dummies ??

– create (in this case) “twentythirteen-child” folder

– copy there ALL contents from original folder EXCEPT functions.php and folders (css, genericons, images, inc, js, languages)

– add

/*
 Theme Name:   Twenty Thirteen Child
 Template:     twentythirteen
*/

on top of style.css

– create brand new, blank “functions.php” file, and then insert in it:

<?php
function theme_enqueue_styles() {

    wp_enqueue_style( 'child-style', get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/style.css');
}
add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'theme_enqueue_styles' );

And thats ALL that should be in this file?

copy there ALL contents from original folder EXCEPT functions.php and folders (css, genericons, images, inc, js, languages)

Yeah that won’t hurt, but really you only need to copy in the template files that contain custom changes. If any.

And thats ALL that should be in this file?

Yes.

Well, actually it still didn’t work (“fatal error” response)
BUT I found “Child Theme Configurator” plugin that did the job right.
Here is content of functions.php it created:

<?php
// Exit if accessed directly
if ( !defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;
// BEGIN ENQUEUE PARENT ACTION
// AUTO GENERATED - Do not modify or remove comment markers above or below:
if ( !function_exists( 'chld_thm_cfg_parent_css' ) ):
    function chld_thm_cfg_parent_css() {
        wp_enqueue_style( 'chld_thm_cfg_parent', trailingslashit( get_template_directory_uri() ) . 'style.css' );
    }
endif;
add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'chld_thm_cfg_parent_css' );
// END ENQUEUE PARENT ACTION

Now:
-after update of original theme will my child theme remain intact?
-can I copy all remaining files/folders (except style and functions)
to child folder and remove/redownload original one to revert it to default settins?

I think I was trying to make sure that you weren’t enqueing 2 files unnecessarily. As it sounded like many CSS modifications were made to the style.css file, I thought it would be better to just use your Child Theme style.css file as a copy of the parent. Then not enqueue the parent. This plugin looks like it enqueued the parent theme stylesheet as well, but maybe there’s a setting to change that.

Oh wait, you probably don’t need a functions.php file at all. I really don’t like that Codex article on how to create a child theme, it has convinced people that they need this file.

Maybe you do need this file, but what isn’t working is guessing what files you have and haven’t changed. You need to list out what you changed in your theme so that I can recommend how to carry those changes into the Child Theme ??

Well, in the end solution turned out to be even more simpler.

I found a procedure called “derivative-theme” instead of “child theme”
– duplicated theme folder,
– renamed to something desired,
– changed name in style.css,
And that’s all.

In fact I don’t even understand entire “child-theme” fuzz anymore,
since above method works much better O.o
– you can edit theme as much as you like
– you have access to all necessary theme files in the same directory
– if You mess something up you can reinstall original theme and copy
that one particular file that you need
– you do not worry that surprise original theme update will
override or conflict with your child-theme modification.
– since you intend to redesign original theme, You don’t need
it’s updates anyway.
– it is completely new, independent theme that You have full control of

That sounds like the right solution for you ??

It was just what I needed, thanks!

Thank You very much for help Andrew!
I’ll certainly have more questions very soon, but new thread will be better.
Glad to know our discussion was helpful to You monitimul!

How about closing thread and mark SOLVED? ??