{"id":482,"date":"2011-08-18T08:39:12","date_gmt":"2011-08-18T08:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins-wp\/one-click-child-theme\/"},"modified":"2015-05-13T22:31:05","modified_gmt":"2015-05-13T22:31:05","slug":"one-click-child-theme","status":"closed","type":"plugin","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/one-click-child-theme\/","author":12654,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"version":"1.6","stable_tag":"trunk","tested":"4.1.42","requires":"3.0","requires_php":"","requires_plugins":"","header_name":"One-Click Child Theme","header_author":"tychay","header_description":"","assets_banners_color":"bea7a0","last_updated":"2017-11-28 05:06:21","external_support_url":"","external_repository_url":"","donate_link":"http:\/\/www.kiva.org\/lender\/tychay","header_plugin_uri":"http:\/\/terrychay.com\/wordpress-plugins\/one-click-child-theme","header_author_uri":"http:\/\/terrychay.com\/","rating":4.7,"author_block_rating":0,"active_installs":10000,"downloads":396311,"num_ratings":0,"support_threads":1,"support_threads_resolved":0,"author_block_count":0,"sections":["description","installation","faq","changelog"],"tags":[],"upgrade_notice":[],"ratings":{"1":"4","2":0,"3":"2","4":"7","5":"65"},"assets_icons":{"icon.svg":{"filename":"icon.svg","revision":"1121861","resolution":"","location":"assets"}},"assets_banners":{"banner-1544x500.jpg":{"filename":"banner-1544x500.jpg","revision":"1121868","resolution":"1544x500","location":"assets"},"banner-772x250.jpg":{"filename":"banner-772x250.jpg","revision":"1121868","resolution":"772x250","location":"assets"}},"assets_blueprints":{},"all_blocks":[],"tagged_versions":[],"block_files":[],"assets_screenshots":{"screenshot-1.png":{"filename":"screenshot-1.png","revision":"1119234","resolution":"1","location":"assets"},"screenshot-2.png":{"filename":"screenshot-2.png","revision":"1119234","resolution":"2","location":"assets"},"screenshot-3.png":{"filename":"screenshot-3.png","revision":"1119234","resolution":"3","location":"assets"}},"screenshots":{"1":"To use the plugin, click one of these two palces in the Appearance section of your wp_admin<\/code>","2":"Fill out this form","3":"You will see the theme will be successfully child-themed, but will track the parent theme correctly."},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"plugin_section":[],"plugin_tags":[17319,17324,356,1141],"plugin_category":[],"plugin_contributors":[78129],"plugin_business_model":[],"class_list":["post-482","plugin","type-plugin","status-closed","hentry","plugin_tags-child-theme","plugin_tags-child-theme-creator","plugin_tags-css","plugin_tags-theme","plugin_contributors-tychay","plugin_committers-slocumstudio","plugin_committers-tychay"],"banners":[],"icons":{"svg":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/one-click-child-theme\/assets\/icon.svg?rev=1121861","icon":"https:\/\/s.w.org\/plugins\/geopattern-icon\/one-click-child-theme_bea7a0.svg","icon_2x":false,"generated":true},"screenshots":[{"src":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/one-click-child-theme\/assets\/screenshot-1.png?rev=1119234","caption":"To use the plugin, click one of these two palces in the Appearance section of your wp_admin<\/code>"},{"src":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/one-click-child-theme\/assets\/screenshot-2.png?rev=1119234","caption":"Fill out this form"},{"src":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/one-click-child-theme\/assets\/screenshot-3.png?rev=1119234","caption":"You will see the theme will be successfully child-themed, but will track the parent theme correctly."}],"raw_content":"\n

Please visit the plugin homepage<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Useful for shared hosts, this allows you to easily create child themes from any\ntheme just by clicking.<\/p>\n\n

Ever since WordPress 3.0, you shouldn\u2019t directly modify CSS of any downloaded\nthemes because if you update the theme, your changes will be destroyed. Instead, it is recommended that you create a child theme and edit the CSS\nthere so that updates to the parent theme will be inherited instead of destroy\nyour changes.<\/p>\n\n

The problem many run into is currently the only way to child theme something\nis edit files on the filesystem. This is non-intuitive for shared-hosting\nsites with one-click WordPress installs (it usually involves a \u201cshell account\u201d\nor learning how to use FTP).<\/p>\n\n

This attempts to get around that issue, by adding a button to the themes page\nto allow you to child theme the page. (It\u2019s not really one-click, though.)<\/p>\n\n

Inspired by @janeforshort's and @designsimply's WordCamp SF 2011 talk on CSS\ntheming as requested by @sfgirl for her blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

Installing The Plugin<\/h3>\n\n

Extract all files from the ZIP file, making sure to keep the file structure\nintact, and then upload it to \/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code>. Then just visit your\nadmin area and activate the plugin. That's it!<\/p>\n\n

See Also:<\/strong> \"Installing Plugins\" article on the WP Codex<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Using the plugin<\/h3>\n\n

If you have the capability to install themes in your admin, then the themes menu\nwill have a new submenu called \"Child Theme\". Clicking on this gives you a form\nthat will allow you to create a child theme based on the current active theme.<\/p>\n\n\n

\n
Installation Instructions<\/dt>\n

Installing The Plugin<\/h3>\n\n

Extract all files from the ZIP file, making sure to keep the file structure\nintact, and then upload it to \/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code>. Then just visit your\nadmin area and activate the plugin. That's it!<\/p>\n\n

See Also:<\/strong> \"Installing Plugins\" article on the WP Codex<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Using the plugin<\/h3>\n\n

If you have the capability to install themes in your admin, then the themes menu\nwill have a new submenu called \"Child Theme\". Clicking on this gives you a form\nthat will allow you to create a child theme based on the current active theme.<\/p><\/dd>\n

I already modified my CSS in the existing theme? How do I use One Click Child Theme to fix this?<\/dt>\n

You can wait for the theme to get updated and have it break it, or you can:<\/p>\n\n

    \n
  1. Go through the steps for installing and running the plugin above to create a child theme<\/li>\n
  2. Click on the Appearance > Editor<\/a> in your admin dashboard menu (or network admin menu if multi-site).<\/li>\n
  3. Select the parent theme in the drop down on the right, click Select<\/code> and make sure you are editing the file style.css<\/code> (select on the right).<\/li>\n
  4. Copy the changes you made, if you managed to remember them.<\/li>\n
  5. Select the child theme you created to the drop down in the left (you should be editing style.css<\/code>).<\/li>\n
  6. Paste your changes to the end of the file.<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/dd>\n
    Your plugin broke my site!<\/dt>\n

    I didn't think that's possible, but if so, I want to fix it!<\/p>\n\n

    First, check what really happened. Is your admin console broken, is the\ntheme broken (go to a new window and check your blog). If a theme fails to\nwork and for some reason I didn't catch that error, WordPress should restore\nthe previous theme (or whatever the default theme is) so your actual blog\nshould be okay and recoverable. If for some reason it didn't default to the\nright theme, go into the Appearance menu and re-enable the parent theme.<\/p>\n\n

    Then go to the support page<\/a>,\ndescribe what happened (screenshots help too) and anything else and we'll try\nour best to help you.<\/p><\/dd>\n

    I can't find this Theme Option button you are alluding to in the documentation?<\/dt>\n

    I really need to update the screenshot. It's still there, but the location has\nchanged as WordPress has been upgraded.<\/p>\n\n

      \n
    1. Go to the Appearance<\/code> tab<\/li>\n
    2. Click on the Active theme (it should say \"Theme Details\" when you mouseover)<\/li>\n
    3. An overlay appears. The Theme option button \"Child Theme\" is there<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/dd>\n
      When I go to the Child Theme menu, it says \"X is already a child theme\" and I can't create a child theme.<\/dt>\n

      Making grandchildren of themes is non-trivial, so I disabled the form if it is\nalready a child theme. Instead I offer the ability to repair the Child theme or\ncopy template files from the parent into the child for editing.<\/p><\/dd>\n

      Can the plugin be deleted after I create a Child Theme with it?<\/dt>\n

      Yes. The main purpose of the plugin is fulfilled. Congratulations!\n(Personally, I'd disable it, instead of delete it.)<\/p>\n\n

      Having said that, there are some things that this plugin help with after your\nchild theme's birth. Think of it as a parenting guide for your new child theme.<\/p><\/dd>\n

      Features like?<\/dt>\n