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Child Themes WordPress Meetup Bangkok, 2014/08/17 Shinichi Nishikawa
What is a Child Theme?
Codex A child theme is a theme that inherits the functionality of another theme, called the parent theme. ! Child themes a...
Codex A child theme is a theme that inherits the functionality of another theme, called the parent theme. ! Child themes a...
Codex A child theme is a theme that inherits the functionality of another theme, called the parent theme. ! Child themes a...
Codex Child Theme:
 http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes
Parent Theme? Any WordPress themes can be a Parent Theme. Exception: You can’t make a Child Theme of another Child Themes.
How to make a child theme 1. Create a folder in wp-content/themes 2. Put style.css with
 “Template: ParentThemeDirName”
 i...
Demo 1 Parent Theme: Twenty Fourteen Child Theme: Shin 2014
Concept of Child Theme Don’t reinvent the wheel. Change only what you need. Protect changes from theme updates.
Override You can override 3 things 1. css 2. template files 3. functions in functions.php
1. Override css a presentation by Brandon Dove.
 
 http://www.slideshare.net/ brandondove/parentchild-themes-vs- theme-fra...
Demo 2 Parent Theme: Twenty Thirteen Child Theme: nu2013 https://wordpress.org/themes/nu2013 Example: nskw-style.com
2. Override template files If Child Theme has a template file, WordPress uses that. If not, WordPress uses a template file in...
3. Override functions.php 2 ways. 1. add functions.
 → example in nu2013 2. override functions.
 → devdmbootstrap3
Demo 3 Parent Theme: devdmbootstrap3 Child Theme: devdmbootstrap3-child https://wordpress.org/themes/ devdmbootstrap3
Child Themes vs Theme Frameworks.
Theme Framework Examples Underscores: underscores.me Roots: roots.io/starter-theme
Which to choose?
Child themes? When you find a good parent theme. And it’s almost what you want. And you need to change a little bit. ( When...
Theme Framework? When you create from scratch. When you have your own design. When you change a lot from the original them...
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Child Theme

  1. 1. Child Themes WordPress Meetup Bangkok, 2014/08/17 Shinichi Nishikawa
  2. 2. What is a Child Theme?
  3. 3. Codex A child theme is a theme that inherits the functionality of another theme, called the parent theme. ! Child themes allow you to modify, or add to the functionality of that parent theme. ! A child theme is the best, safest, and easiest way to modify an existing theme.
  4. 4. Codex A child theme is a theme that inherits the functionality of another theme, called the parent theme. ! Child themes allow you to modify, or add to the functionality of that parent theme. ! A child theme is the best, safest, and easiest way to modify an existing theme.
  5. 5. Codex A child theme is a theme that inherits the functionality of another theme, called the parent theme. ! Child themes allow you to modify, or add to the functionality of that parent theme. ! A child theme is the best, safest, and easiest way to modify an existing theme.
  6. 6. Codex Child Theme:
 http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes
  7. 7. Parent Theme? Any WordPress themes can be a Parent Theme. Exception: You can’t make a Child Theme of another Child Themes.
  8. 8. How to make a child theme 1. Create a folder in wp-content/themes 2. Put style.css with
 “Template: ParentThemeDirName”
 in Comment. 3. Add what you want.
  9. 9. Demo 1 Parent Theme: Twenty Fourteen Child Theme: Shin 2014
  10. 10. Concept of Child Theme Don’t reinvent the wheel. Change only what you need. Protect changes from theme updates.
  11. 11. Override You can override 3 things 1. css 2. template files 3. functions in functions.php
  12. 12. 1. Override css a presentation by Brandon Dove.
 
 http://www.slideshare.net/ brandondove/parentchild-themes-vs- theme-frameworks/5
  13. 13. Demo 2 Parent Theme: Twenty Thirteen Child Theme: nu2013 https://wordpress.org/themes/nu2013 Example: nskw-style.com
  14. 14. 2. Override template files If Child Theme has a template file, WordPress uses that. If not, WordPress uses a template file in Parent Theme.
  15. 15. 3. Override functions.php 2 ways. 1. add functions.
 → example in nu2013 2. override functions.
 → devdmbootstrap3
  16. 16. Demo 3 Parent Theme: devdmbootstrap3 Child Theme: devdmbootstrap3-child https://wordpress.org/themes/ devdmbootstrap3
  17. 17. Child Themes vs Theme Frameworks.
  18. 18. Theme Framework Examples Underscores: underscores.me Roots: roots.io/starter-theme
  19. 19. Which to choose?
  20. 20. Child themes? When you find a good parent theme. And it’s almost what you want. And you need to change a little bit. ( When the budget is very small )
  21. 21. Theme Framework? When you create from scratch. When you have your own design. When you change a lot from the original theme.

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