Making a child theme

  • lovefamilyholidays

    (@lovefamilyholidays)


    9 years ago

    Hi there

    I’m wanting to use evolve, and just trying to set up a child theme.

    So far, I’ve made a style.css and added;

    Theme Name: Evolve Child
    Theme URI: https://projatt.com
    Description: Evolve Child Theme
    Author: Muhammad Imran
    Author URI: https://projatt.com
    Template: evolve
    Version: 1.0.0
    */

    @import url(‘../evolve/style.css’);

    /* =Theme customization starts here
    ————————————————————– */

    Now I think I have to create a functions.php, is that correct?

    What do I need to put in to this functions.php? Could someone please paste the code in for me (don’t completely understand it)

    Lastly, is there anything else I need to do to get this working correctly?

    Many thanks

    Sally

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  • Denzel Chia

    (@denzel_chia)

    Hi,

    Evolve theme does not work well with a child theme.
    You will not be able to overwrite css that’s generated by the Theme’s options.

    You should use Appearance -> Theme Options -> Custom CSS

    Regarding your question about child theme functions.php
    All you need is a PHP opening tag, if you are adding functions.
    If not, you can leave it blank.

    Thank you.

    Thread Starter lovefamilyholidays

    (@lovefamilyholidays)

    Ok, so (forgive me, I don’t quite understand child themes etc)… am I safe to not use a child theme for this theme, and changes I make like menu positioning, the layout of the various sections etc won’t change upon update?

    Thanks

    Sally

    Denzel Chia

    (@denzel_chia)

    Hi,

    For Evolve Theme, any css code you applied in Theme Options -> Custom CSS will be saved in the options database, it will not be lost after you update your Evolve Theme.

    You can use a child theme, but you will have problem overwriting css that’s produced by Theme Options.

    Thank you

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