Child Themes
Whenever you face the need to make customizations directly to your website’s core files, especially to the functions.php file ⚠️, it is recommended that you create a child theme for that purpose. Child themes can help isolate the code from the main site and preserve the changes you made even after a major WordPress upgrade.
Explore these videos for insights and tutorials on Child theme. This section comprises 3 modules with a combined duration of 25 minutes.
| Video Content | Time |
|---|---|
| Basics of Child Themes | 06:14 |
| Overriding Parent Functionality Pt 1 | 11:57 |
| Overriding Parent Functionality Pt 2 | 06:57 |
For more information on WordPress child themes, check out the Child Themes page from the Theme Developer Handbook.