Daughter Themes (aka: Child-Themes)And why you need to know about them

Why AndHo

No theme will fit all sites

You cant apply an update to atheme without losing yourchanges

Creating whole themes is hard

Daughter themes are easy

You can use framework themes to save effort

You can brand a theme for your client

The code needed/*Theme Name: You Company Theme.Theme URI: http://bearne.caAuthor: Paul BearneTemplate: twentyelevenAuthor URI: http://bearne.ca/Description: This is the special theme I created just for your companyswebsite.Version: 1.0License: GNU General Public LicenseLicense URI: license.txtTags: dark, light, white, black, gray, one-column, two-columns, left-sidebar, right-sidebar, fixed-width, flexible-width, custom-background, custom-colors, custom-header, custom-menu, editor-style, featured-image-header, featured-images, full-width-template, microformats, post-formats, rtl-language-support, sticky-post, theme-options, translation-ready*/@import url(../twentyeleven/style.css);

How to install it Save as style.css In a new folder called "theme-name" ... for example: " YourCompanyTheme" Create a zip of the folder - newTheme.zip (this zip needs a subfolder with the style.css in it ) Upload it

Or FTP it Upload it to the Themes folder in a new folder which follows to show the theme folder as: YourCompanyTheme

Add a thumbnail Upload an image screenshot.png

Replacing template files Copy just the files from parent theme that you need to change to you daughter folder and edit them. WordPress looks in the daughter folder first and loads the file if found

functions.php WordPress will load BOTH function.php files child function.php then the parent function.php So you only need to add the extra/replacement functions Example: