Layout different using child theme

  • Resolved TechAdam

    (@techadam)


    12 years ago

    I am running version 1.4 of this theme. I want to update the theme but not lose my changes. I have created, as far as I can tell, the necessary folder and file to have a child theme. When I activate the child theme, all of my content, including my right sidebar content, is in a left sidebar. I have no left sidebar configured/visible/etc. Below is the code from the style.css in my child theme directory:

    /*
Theme Name:     travel-blogger-Child
Description:
Author:         Adam
Template:       travel-blogger

(optional values you can add: Theme URI, Author URI, Version)
*/

@import url("../travel-blogger/style.css");

    From what I have read, that would basically make my child theme exactly like the parent theme, but it’s not.

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  • Andrew Nevins

    (@anevins)

    WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support

    Where is your Child Theme, in which directory?
    Can you provide a link to this Child Theme website?

    Thread Starter TechAdam

    (@techadam)

    The directory structure is as follows:

    wp-content
     themes
         travel-blogger
         travel-blogger-child

    I can’t provide a link to the child theme as I need my website up and fully functional. I only activated the child theme for a short period of time to see if it works, then re-activated the parent them when I realized the child wasn’t working.

    Theme Author TravelBlogSite

    (@travelblogsite)

    You can update the theme and your changes that you made will automatically be saved, if you are worried about them not being saved, then make a back up of your current theme. You should be fine just updating though and it will automatically keep the changes that you made… We built it to do this. ??

    Thread Starter TechAdam

    (@techadam)

    I’m not sure you understood what I was saying. Since my last post, I have decided to use a different theme. For you to see what I’m saying, I have installed XAMPP and configured wordpress, etc. on my computer. I don’t have any plugins or anything. All I did was install this theme, and take the necessary steps to create the child theme.
    Here are screenshots for comparison:
    https://s10.postimg.org/ex1823uk9/child_theme.png
    https://s8.postimg.org/u8q086zit/parent_theme.png

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