Child theme

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    saasfaan · Member ·

    Hello, I need help on child theme,
    1) Can child theme work on all wordpress themes?
    OR
    only on certain themes?
    2)What are the necessary things to know before creating a child theme, like HTML, CSS or PHP etc?

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    timethief · Member ·

    You are confusing WordPress.ORG software with WordPress.COM hosted blogs like yours. There is no FTP access and no blogger installed plugin capability on any free hosted WordPress.COM blogs and there is no upgrade you can purchase here that changes that reality.
    http://en.support.wordpress.com/ftp-access/
    http://en.support.wordpress.com/plugins/

    The only themes we can use on WordPress.com hosted blogs are licensed and adapted to run on our multiuser software the themes are found here http://wordpress.com/themes/ and in your dashboard at > Appearance > Themes

    There is no FTP access to free hosted WordPress.com blogs for security reasons and we cannot:
    upload any third party themes,
    create child themes,
    create our own themes,
    edit templates,
    create own own layouts,
    or use stylesheets from other themes.

    See: http://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/adding-new-themes/

    There is no upgrade you can purchase here that changes that reality.

    To install plugins or third party themes into a site then you have to hire a web host http://wordpress.org/hosting/ and set up your own WordPress.org install. WordPress.org offers free software that you can install on a web server. You can upload and install themes and plugins, run ads, conduct ecommerce and edit the database. Learn about the differences here. http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

    We provide support here only for WordPress.COM hosted blogs. We do not provide support for local installs of WordPress.ORG software and cannot help you.

    WordPress.COM and WordPress.ORG are completely separate and have different logins, features, run different versions of some themes with the same names, and have separate support documentation and separate support forums. Read the differences here http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

    If you don’t have a username account at WordPress.ORG click http://wordpress.org/support/ and register one on the top right hand corner of the page that opens, so you can post to the support forums there.

    Resetting your WordPress.ORG password http://codex.wordpress.org/Resetting_Your_Password
    WordPress.org support docs are at https://codex.wordpress.org/Main_Page

  • kathrynwp · Staff ·

    1) Can child theme work on all wordpress themes?
    only on certain themes?

    Child themes work for all themes that aren’t already a child theme themselves.

    2)What are the necessary things to know before creating a child theme, like HTML, CSS or PHP etc?

    It’s definitely helpful to know some of each, but it depends on what you’re trying to change in the theme.

    Here are some guides to child themes:

    http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes
    http://op111.net/53/
    http://vimeo.com/39023468

    If you need further help, feel free to post in the WordPress.org forums, as timethief mentioned above.

    http://wordpress.org/support/

    You’ll need a free WordPress.org account to post – if you don’t already have one, you can register here:

    https://wordpress.org/support/register.php

    The forums where you’ve found yourselves now are for folks hosted here on WordPress.com, but it sounds like you’re setting up a self-hosted site, so WordPress.org is where you want to be.

    Good luck with your site!

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