This document provides an introduction to child themes in WordPress. It defines a child theme as a theme that inherits functionality from a parent theme and allows modifications or additions to be made. Some advantages of child themes are that they allow for unique designs, an updatable parent theme, security, specialization, and temporary changes. Potential disadvantages are a steep learning curve, performance issues, and extra maintenance work. The document recommends considering child themes if your skills are advanced and the desired modifications are extensive. It outlines the directory structure for child themes and notes that the key files are style.css, functions.php, and template files.

1. - Intro to Child Themes -
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7. - What is a child theme? -

8. - What is a child theme is a -
“A WordPress child theme?
theme that inherits the
functionality of another
theme, called the parent
theme, and allows you to
modify, or add to, the
functionality of that parent
theme.”

9. - Advantages of Child
Themes -
★Unique design
★Update-able parent
theme
★Security
★Specialization
★Temporary changes

10. - Disadvantages of Child
Themes -
★Steep learning curve
(frameworks)
★Performance
★Maintenance

11. - Should I Create A Child
Theme? -
How ninja are my
skills?
How
extensive
are the
mods?

12. - So how do I create a
child theme? -

13. - Directory Structure -
★Child theme directory in
wp-content/themes
★Child theme directory
Child
theme
directory contains:
★ style.css
★ functions.php
★ template files
★ other files

14. - Time to dive into the
code -