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Your theme needs a child!

Your theme needs a child!. Carlisle WordPress Meetup October 9, 2019 Kerch McConlogue WeFixBrokenWebsites.com presenting. Database MySQL. Database MySQL. PHP. Theme. To make a WordPress site, you must have: Database WP Core (code which uses PHP and HTML) Theme. Parent theme.

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Your theme needs a child!

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  1. Your theme needs a child! Carlisle WordPress Meetup October 9, 2019 Kerch McConlogue WeFixBrokenWebsites.com presenting https://www.wefixbrokenwebsites.com/your-theme-needs-a-child

  2. Database MySQL https://www.wefixbrokenwebsites.com/your-theme-needs-a-child

  3. Database MySQL PHP https://www.wefixbrokenwebsites.com/your-theme-needs-a-child

  4. https://www.wefixbrokenwebsites.com/your-theme-needs-a-child Theme

  5. To make a WordPress site, you must have: • Database • WP Core (code which uses PHP and HTML) • Theme https://www.wefixbrokenwebsites.com/your-theme-needs-a-child

  6. Parent theme https://www.wefixbrokenwebsites.com/your-theme-needs-a-child

  7. Child Theme https://www.wefixbrokenwebsites.com/your-theme-needs-a-child

  8. Plugins To round out the scene Plugins https://www.wefixbrokenwebsites.com/your-theme-needs-a-child

  9. Purpose of a child theme https://www.wefixbrokenwebsites.com/your-theme-needs-a-child

  10. A child theme is loaded AFTER the parent theme overwriting whatever bits you’ve chosen to change. A child theme protects the code of the parent so your site will not break when the theme is updated. https://www.wefixbrokenwebsites.com/your-theme-needs-a-child

  11. A child theme requires 2 files Styles.css Functions.php A child theme requires 2 files Styles.css Functions.php • A child theme requires 2 files • Style.css • Functions.php Child Theme Configurator will set up the child theme https://wordpress.org/plugins/child-theme-configurator/ https://www.wefixbrokenwebsites.com/your-theme-needs-a-child

  12. Find the setup dashboard for Child Theme Configuratorunder Tools | Child Themes https://www.wefixbrokenwebsites.com/your-theme-needs-a-child

  13. Choose the templates you’d like to make changes to https://www.wefixbrokenwebsites.com/your-theme-needs-a-child

  14. In Windows: find your site files C:\Users\kerch\Local Sites And the specific WP files here: C:\Users\kerch\Local Sites\sitename\app\public Child theme shows here: C:\Users\kerch\Local Sites\sitename\app\public\wp-content\themes\twentysixteen-child https://www.wefixbrokenwebsites.com/your-theme-needs-a-child

  15. Resources https://www.w3schools.com/css/default.asp https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2019/01/how-to-learn-css/ https://www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-css https://www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0afZj1G0BIE(12 minute overview of html and css .. Slightly dated) Also: Wpbeginner.com

  16. Have fun!

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