How to Create a Child Theme?

Step 1: Access the Plugin: #

• After activation, navigate to Appearance > Child Theme Gen in your WordPress admin panel

Step 2: Select Parent Theme: #

• Choose the theme you want to create a child theme for from the drop-down list.

Step 3: Enter the Child Theme Information: #

Fill in the required fields:

• Child Theme Name: The name for your child theme.
• Author Name: Your name or the theme author’s name.
• Child Theme Description: A brief description of the child theme.

Optional Information:

• Theme URI: URL to the theme’s website (optional).
• Author URI: URL to the author’s website (optional).
• Version: Set a version number (optional).
• License: License type (optional).
• License URL: Link to the license information (optional).
• Tags: Tags for theme classification (optional).

Step 4: Create the Child Theme: #

• Once all the required and optional fields are filled out, click Create Child Theme.
• The plugin will generate and install the child theme automatically.

Step 5: Activate the Child Theme: #

• After the child theme is created, go to Appearance > Themes.
• Locate your new child theme and click Activate.

Step 6: Customize Your Child Theme: #

• Navigate to Appearance > Theme File Editor to add custom CSS to style.css or modify functions.php for additional functionality.

This method will help you create and activate a child theme easily, ensuring that future updates to the parent theme won’t affect your customizations.