Creating Child Themes

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Step 1″ _builder_version=”3.0.89″ module_class=”knowledge-base-step-style-1″ custom_margin=”0px||0px|” custom_padding=”0px||0px|” custom_css_main_element=”font-size: 14px;||font-family:||%22Helvetica Neue%22, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif||;”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.89″ make_fullwidth=”on” use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ custom_margin=”0px||0px|” custom_padding=”0px||0px|”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Page Intro” _builder_version=”3.0.89″ background_layout=”light” border_style=”solid” border_style_all=”solid”] Installed (Parent) themes should never be changed because after theme update your changes will be lost. Instead use child theme which is an extension of the parent theme and will not get overwritten when parent theme gets updated. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Step 1″ _builder_version=”3.0.89″ module_class=”knowledge-base-step-style-1″ custom_css_main_element=”font-size: 14px;||font-family:||%22Helvetica Neue%22, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif||;” custom_margin=”0px||0px|” custom_padding=”0px||0px|”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.82″ make_fullwidth=”on” use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ box_shadow_position=”outer”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Resources” _builder_version=”3.0.89″ background_layout=”light” border_style=”solid” custom_css_main_element=”border-bottom:solid 2px #008bdb;” custom_margin=”||20px|” custom_padding=”||0px|” border_style_all=”solid”]

Resources

[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.89″ make_fullwidth=”on” use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ custom_margin=”0px|||” custom_padding=”0px|||”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Description” _builder_version=”3.0.89″ background_layout=”light” border_style=”solid” max_width=”95%” border_style_all=”solid”] This type of work is mainly for developers or someone who has some basic knowledge of PHP and CSS. Please see the following pages for detail information on how to create and update your child theme:

• WordPress Codex
• Elegant themes Child theme tutorial
• WP Beginner Child theme Video tutorial
• ManageWP Creating a Child theme

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