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schiffynet
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19th January 2011
Where can I get more information about my theme? I'm using Edu-Clean (Edu-Blogs) theme. I guess the CSS is in multiple files. I'm not sure I understand how this is setup.
Where can I get more information about my theme? I'm using Edu-Clean (Edu-Blogs) theme. I guess the CSS is in multiple files. I'm not sure I understand how this is setup.
However, the css file related to the id edublog-free was not in style.css, but in _inc/css/base.css. First of all, is that the correct file to edit for that id? Second, is there a way for me to figure this out without having to search all the css files for each id? Thx!!
Thanks, Richie. Also, I'm confused by the concept of parent/child. From my understanding, I'm only supposed to edit the child files, correct? However, how do I distinguish between the two? Is _inc/css/base.css the child? Thx!!
Thx for the link. I had read it once, but re-read it. Now, maybe, I am dense (remove maybe)... but I want to make sure I'm getting this, before I do any damage. Here are my questions about edu-clean related to what I read in the link:
Is it saying, when I upload the edu-clean theme, the parent and child theme folders are AUTOMATICALLY installed? I did find /wp-content/themes/edu-clean/themes/edu-clean-child. But I didn't find anything specifically called edu-clean-parent. Is the parent folder simply /wp-content/themes? And is it true that I should only be editing the css files within the edu-clean-child folder (/wp-content/themes/edu-clean/themes/edu-clean-child)?
What you'll actually want to do is move or copy the edu-clean-child theme from the wp-content/themes/edu-clean/themes and place it directly in the wp-content/themes/ folder along with the parent edu-clean theme.
Once that's moved or copied to the main themes folder, you should then see that child theme in your themes list. If it's a multi-site setup, you'll need to enable the theme from the Super Admin > Themes section before you're able to activate it, of course.
From this point, you'll be able to make changes to that child theme's CSS files without having to touch the parent's CSS.
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Member — 20th January 2011 #
For instance, I viewed the page source on my index page... in the header, it says:
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://stenonet.com/wp-content/themes/edu-clean/style.css" type="text/css" media="screen" />
However, the css file related to the id edublog-free was not in style.css, but in _inc/css/base.css. First of all, is that the correct file to edit for that id? Second, is there a way for me to figure this out without having to search all the css files for each id? Thx!!
Geeky Developer — 21st January 2011 #
hi schiffynet
the style.css use !@import for all the css from _inc/css/base.css, bp-cs.css...etc
you can edits the css file inside _inc/css
Member — 21st January 2011 #
Thanks, Richie. Also, I'm confused by the concept of parent/child. From my understanding, I'm only supposed to edit the child files, correct? However, how do I distinguish between the two? Is _inc/css/base.css the child? Thx!!
Geeky Developer — 21st January 2011 #
for a better understanding, check our parent and child theme manual
cheers
Member — 24th January 2011 #
Thx for the link. I had read it once, but re-read it. Now, maybe, I am dense (remove maybe)... but I want to make sure I'm getting this, before I do any damage. Here are my questions about edu-clean related to what I read in the link:
Is it saying, when I upload the edu-clean theme, the parent and child theme folders are AUTOMATICALLY installed? I did find /wp-content/themes/edu-clean/themes/edu-clean-child. But I didn't find anything specifically called edu-clean-parent. Is the parent folder simply /wp-content/themes? And is it true that I should only be editing the css files within the edu-clean-child folder (/wp-content/themes/edu-clean/themes/edu-clean-child)?
Thx!!
WPMU DEV Fanatic — 24th January 2011 #
Hi there schiffynet,
What you'll actually want to do is move or copy the edu-clean-child theme from the wp-content/themes/edu-clean/themes and place it directly in the wp-content/themes/ folder along with the parent edu-clean theme.
Once that's moved or copied to the main themes folder, you should then see that child theme in your themes list. If it's a multi-site setup, you'll need to enable the theme from the Super Admin > Themes section before you're able to activate it, of course.
From this point, you'll be able to make changes to that child theme's CSS files without having to touch the parent's CSS.
Cheers,
David
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