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“child themes are the recommended way

of making modifications to a theme”

Source: http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes

• Changing favicon

• Changing logo / banner

• Adding additional components (e.g. bbPress)

• Changing colour scheme

wp-content

themes

twentyeleven

wcsyd

wp-content

themes

twentyeleven

wcsyd

wcsyd-child

themes

twentyeleven

wcsyd

wcsyd-child

style.css

“style.css is the one and only required file in a

child theme. It replaces the style.css of the

parent.”

Source: http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes

/*

Theme Name: WCSyd Child

Template: wcsyd

*/

“It replaces the style.css of the

parent.”

Source: http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes

/*

Theme Name: WCSyd Child

Template: wcsyd

*/

@import url("../wcsyd/style.css");

wcsyd

wcsyd-child

single.php

single.php

wcsyd

wcsyd-child

archive.php

archive.php

The functions.php is loaded in addition to the parent’s

functions.php. (Specifically, it is loaded right

before the parent’s file.)

Source: http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes

wcsyd-child

wcsyd

functions.php

functions.php

• do_action()

• apply_filters()

• get_template_part()

• function_exists()

• require_once()

• include_once()

• !important (css)

*May be suitable in

certain circumstance

• http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes

• http://themeshaper.com/modify-wordpress-themes/

• http://themeshaper.com/2009/04/17/wordpress-child-theme-basics/