the themes and their php files

  • Hello
    a very noob question ( i am a beginner)

    when i install a new theme, i install also its header.php , footer.php etc that of course are different from theme to theme

    as i have fotofolio with 2 home pages, i read some tutorials that says i need to delete a line on header.php

    qustion is: if i make mistake and mess up in a wrong way…can i restore the orginal phpfile? (header.php?) or do i have to reinstall the fotofolio?
    i am quite sure i tried to reinstall but the header remain still the same. is this possibile?
    Any tip for facing this issue?

    thanks

    Paolo

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  • Andrew Nevins

    (@anevins)

    WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support

    You can avoid a mess by using a Child Theme.

    Once you’ve created a Child Theme with just a style.css file, you copy the files you want to modify (header.php, footer.php, etc.) and then paste it into your Child Theme directory. Then you can work on your header.php and footer.php files from your Child Theme.

    Thread Starter paulberg70

    (@paulberg70)

    Thanks, I can try the child theme for all my future work on my website.
    But what about the modified file? can i restore, original? *header.php?

    Moderator Jose Castaneda

    (@jcastaneda)

    THEME COFFEE MONKEY

    Yes. Just get a clean copy of the theme and you can overwrite it.

    Thread Starter paulberg70

    (@paulberg70)

    Thanks a lot for the info provided

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