{"id":2123,"date":"2013-03-16T13:48:56","date_gmt":"2013-03-16T13:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2013.atlanta.wordcamp.org\/?p=2123"},"modified":"2013-03-17T21:05:30","modified_gmt":"2013-03-17T21:05:30","slug":"your-firstborn-child-theme-child-themes-1012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2013\/your-firstborn-child-theme-child-themes-1012\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Firstborn Child Theme &#8211; Child Themes 101+2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Speaker:<\/strong> Evan Mullins<br \/>\n<strong>Twitter:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/circlecube\" target=\"_blank\">@circlecube<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Speaker slides:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/circlecube.com\/wordpress\" target=\"_blank\">circlecube.com\/wordpress<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Learn how to mod themes the right way. Using child themes you won\u2019t lose your edits when there\u2019s a theme update<\/p>\n<h2>Child Themes 101<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>your theme is your brand, design &amp; identity<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/themes\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/themes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Analogies:<\/strong> WordPress is the bones and muscles: the theme is the \u201cskin\u201d. Or if you think of your website as if you\u2019re building a house: WordPress is the foundation and frame and the theme is the paint, curtains and flooring.<\/li>\n<li>Fun stuff: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theuselessweb.com\" target=\"_blank\">TheUselessWeb.com<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.Generatewp.com\" target=\"_blank\">GenerateWP.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Types of themes &#8211; just because you\u2019re paying&#8230;doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s better\n<ul>\n<li>custom<\/li>\n<li>free<\/li>\n<li>premium<\/li>\n<li>customized<\/li>\n<li>starter<\/li>\n<li>framework<\/li>\n<li>parent<\/li>\n<li>child<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Framework &#8211; the admin functionality such as support for sliders, custom posts, etc.<\/li>\n<li>child themes &#8211; inherit characteristics of the parent theme\n<ul>\n<li>when the parent theme is updated your modifications are preserved<\/li>\n<li>it\u2019s a head start, for items that you use on a regular basis.<\/li>\n<li>don\u2019t edit core files!<\/li>\n<li>parent theme styles aren\u2019t automatically pulled into child<\/li>\n<li>How to create a child theme?\n<ul>\n<li>install parent theme<\/li>\n<li>make your child theme folder in the themes directory<\/li>\n<li>add your style.css &#8212; wordpress requires in order to recognize the theme<\/li>\n<li>copy parent functions.php (may not be necessary)<\/li>\n<li>add your meta &#8212; use meta example \u201cTemplate: twentytwelve\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>plugin \u201cChild Themify\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Child Themes 102<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>reasons to child-theme\n<ul>\n<li>add widget areas<\/li>\n<li>custom post types<\/li>\n<li>custom taxonomies<\/li>\n<li>responsive<\/li>\n<li>rebrand<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>In the future, all themes may be required to facilitate a child theme<\/li>\n<li>Popular Parent Themes\n<ul>\n<li>twenty somethings<\/li>\n<li>thematic<\/li>\n<li>genesis<\/li>\n<li>hybrid<\/li>\n<li>underscores<\/li>\n<li>require foundation<\/li>\n<li>starkers<\/li>\n<li>Twentytwelve &#8211; responsive out of the box<\/li>\n<li>Theme template hierarchy &#8211; which template file(s) will WordPress use when it displays a certain type of page? 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