How to create a child theme in WordPress

Want to create a child theme? No problem.  Follow these three easy steps and you will have a child theme up and running in no time.  A child theme is great for customizing your theme without the potential of losing your customizations when the parent theme is updated.  It is also a great way to improve your coding skills.  Let’s get started!

Step 1

Create a new folder in your “Themes” folder.  Label it with the name of the parent theme, followed by ” -child “.  i.e. “twentyfifteen-child”

Step 2

Create 2 files inside your newly created folder.  Label them as follows;

• functions.php
• style.css

Copy and paste the code below into the files you have created.

Step 3

Go to your “Themes” section of your dashboard and activate your child theme.

Your child theme is now ready.  Happy coding!!