Child Theme Setup for Customization

[vision]

Hi everyone,

I've done a bit of a google search and also a search on these forums but don't feel I've found a satisfactory answer as to how one should setup a Genesis Child Theme so that customizations are not lost after an update.

The child themes have a version number and changelog so there are circumstances when they have to be updated.

I've created a standard WP Child Theme but that didn't seem to work.

So I created a custom.css and imported this using the Genesis > Theme Settings > wp_head()

and added custom_functions.php in the functions template using

include_once(get_stylesheet_directory().'/custom_functions.php');

Is this correct or is there a Genesis way I haven't come across in the docs yet.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions or help.

[Brad Dalton]

I would use the Genesis Sample child theme or any StudioPress child theme as an example.

This post shows 2 ways to create child themes

And here's the official WordPress Codex on the subject

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Tutorials for StudioPress Themes.

[vision]

@braddalton thnxs so much for your feedback and the links.

However the standard WordPress child theme setup doesn't work if I'm using the Genesis Framework and a Genesis Child Theme

My file structure would be like this

+ wp-content
       + themes
             + genesis
             + lifestyle-pro
             + lifestyle-pro-child

Under Admin> Appearances, WordPress informs me that my child theme of lifestyle-pro is not a valid theme. So I'm guessing you can't sub a child theme?

[Brad Dalton]

That's right.

WordPress does not support child of child themes.

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Tutorials for StudioPress Themes.

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