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With a WordPress child theme, you can modify an existing theme’s style, features, and functionality without changing the parent theme. This video will discuss the basics of a WordPress child theme, including its pros and cons, and how to tell if you need it or not.
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How to Create a WordPress Child Theme and Customize It – Hostinger Tutorial: https://www.hostinger.com/tutorials/how-to-create-wordpress-child-theme
How to Add Custom CSS to WordPress – Hostinger Tutorial: https://www.hostinger.com/tutorials/wordpress-custom-css
WordPress Staging Environment: A Beginner’s Guide to Staging Sites – Hostinger Tutorial: https://www.hostinger.com/tutorials/wordpress-staging-environment
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Timestamps
00:00 – Intro
00:38 – What is a WordPress Child Theme?
01:09 – How Do Child Themes Work?
01:55 – Pros & Cons of Using a Child Theme
04:14 – When Do You Need a Child Theme?
05:32 – Tips & Tricks for Creating a Child Theme
06:27 – Outro
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What Is a WordPress Child Theme?
A child theme is a theme that inherits the design, functionality, and coding of its parent theme. By using a child theme, you can selectively make modifications without altering the parent theme.
How Do Child Themes Work?
There are two core theme files that make your theme work – the stylesheet and functions files. Child themes have their own stylesheet and functions files, stored in a separate directory from their parent theme.
You can modify any elements in your child theme via CSS and PHP files, even if the attributes aren’t present in the parent theme.
Pros & Cons of Using a Child Theme
Here are some advantages of using a WordPress child theme:
It’s an efficient way to create a new WordPress theme.
You can customize it without the risk of breaking the parent theme’s functionality.
You can track the modified parts and easily troubleshoot a child theme. The parent theme’s functionality also serves as a fallback option.
You can keep the styling of your child theme across multiple websites.
Regular security updates and patches, if the parent theme was created by a reputable developer.
Meanwhile, here are the disadvantages of child themes:
You’ll face a steep learning curve, but customizing them will become easier once you understand the parent theme’s files and structures.
If the parent theme’s developer makes a significant change or stops working on it, it will also affect the child theme.
When Do You Need a Child Theme?
You’ll need a child theme if you’re going to make a lot of adjustments to your theme’s CSS or PHP files. But, if you think you’ll rarely or never do that, you don’t need one.
Tips & Tricks for Creating a Child Theme
Choose a good parent theme from a reputable developer.
Use a staging environment when you activate the child theme for the first time.
Check other child themes created for that particular parent theme.
Don’t be afraid to start over if you encounter an error, as WordPress has a huge community and robust documentation to help you solve any problems.
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