creating a child theme

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    lmoller87 · Member ·

    I know that there is the step by step process but I am such a novice that I can’t even understand those directions.

    Where is the themes directory for me to save a child theme? Is there anyone out there that can walk me through it.

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    justjennifer · Member ·

    Child Themes are something one can do with a standalone install of the WordPress software.

    Here on WordPress.com we can use any one of the 200+ themes available in our Dashboard under Appearance>Themes and can purchase the Custom Design upgrade to further edit that theme’s CSS and use Custom Fonts/Colors.

    See here for better understanding http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/
    http://en.support.wordpress.com/customize-my-site/

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    lmoller87 · Member ·

    I feel like a bought the wrong prodcut. I thought buying wordpress.com was going to give me more freedom to customized as I pleased. So far, it has only been holding me back.

    So if I purchase one of these “custom design upgrade” what exactly will I be able to do? Will i have the ability to move my menu bar under my header?

    Frustrated,

    Lillyannette

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    lmoller87 · Member ·

    Also, wouldn’t it have just been cheaper for me to have gone with wordpress.org

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    justjennifer · Member ·

    If you need some ideas on what can be done with the Custom Design upgrade, have a look at the WordPress.com News posts tagged with customization. They highlight sites that have taken either free or premium themes and really changed them with the upgrade. Some of them are unrecognizable from the original theme.

    FWIW-WordPress.com sites are free; you bought at least a domain name/mapping upgrade. Yes, there are limitations on what you can do on a WordPress.com site in terms of advertising, e-commerce and what scripts/themes you can use. opinion/Limitations also birth innovation and creativity, so I guess it just depends on how you look at it./opinion

    If you want to go to hosting a WordPress standalone install, that can easily reach US$50-100 a year between domain name registration and web hosting. However, you will be responsible for all installations, all upgrades, all backups and all troubleshooting.

    If you want to learn how to work with WordPress standalone without the associated costs of having to host it somewhere on the web, then head over to WordPress.org’s support forums and ask about local installs. (Of course the only person who will see what you are doing is you.)

    Hope that answers your questions and best wishes to you whatever you decide.

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