2. Dependent on a parent theme for elements not found in the child theme

3. Only style.css is required

4. Can be used to re-skin a theme

5. Can add functionality

6. Can over-ride parts of the parent theme

8. Rapid development

9. Build upon a consistent codebase

10. Understanding of PHP and WordPress themeing is helpful but not required for basic child themes

12. style.css – Only Child theme file is used.

13. functions.php – Both parent and child files always run.

14. Other files – Child theme checked first then Parent theme. First file found runs. Specific -> General

16. Create style.css

17. Page Templates

18. Overriding Parent Theme Files

19. Demo site : http://wpthemedemos.com

20. Required in style.css /* Theme Name: Twenty Ten Child Demo Description: A Child Theme for Twenty Ten for Demonstration. Theme URI: http://daisyolsen.com Author: Daisy Olsen Author URI: http://daisyolsen.com Template: twentyten Version: 1.0 */

22. Option #2 – Copy/Paste entire style.css from parent theme into child theme style.css

23. Option #3 – Build new style.css from scratch

26. If a template file exists in the child theme the parent theme file is ignored.

28. Twenty Ten allows you to modify the loop by creating a new file in the child theme with a modified version of loop.php

29. We will modify the way the category archive displays with loop-category.php

31. Extensive Action/Filter Capabilities

32. Active Development

34. Thematic

35. Genesis (Commercial) - StudioPress

36. Builder (Commercial) - iThemes

38. Aaron Jorbin's Guide

39. Understanding Child Themes

40. Modify WordPress Themes The Smart Way