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  Public Ticket #174388
Child theme dumb question
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  • Tony started the conversation

    Hey Nectar!,

    Sorry for the dumb question. Here goes: If Salient carries all the custom CSS from the main box and the individual box through the upgrades, do you still recommend a child theme?

    Thanks!

  •  8,838
    Tahir replied

    Hey Tony!

    A Child theme is recommended only if you wish to change the template files or extend the theme functionality. If you simply need to add custom css you can don't need a child theme. 

    Cheers


    ThemeNectar Support Team 

  • Tony replied

    Thanks!

  • James replied

    If I have made changes in functions.php will these be overwritten when upgrading without a child theme?

    How do I create and use a child theme?

    Sorry I am new to Wordpress. If you just point me in the direction to a reliable tutorial source I'm sure I will be able to do it from there.

  •  8,838
    Tahir replied

    Hey James!

    Yes any changes to the theme files will be lost if you update because you are replacing all the old files with the new. 

    Here is a link to a Child Theme Creation Tutorial: http://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/resources/wordpr... .

    All the Best,

    -T


    ThemeNectar Support Team