A child theme in WordPress allows a theme to inherit functionality from a parent theme while allowing customizations. Using a child theme allows users to update the parent theme without losing customizations and save time. To create a child theme, choose a parent theme, create a new folder with a style sheet, and any additional files will override those in the parent theme. Child themes provide a way to customize and extend an existing theme.

5. Example of a child theme

6. Example of a child theme

7. Example of a child theme

8. Example of a child theme

9. Example of a child theme

10. Example of a child theme

13. The CSS file * Template = folder name of the parent theme

14. Themes page For bonus points, add a screenshot.png file to your child theme folder. 300 x 225 pixels

16. Overriding style elements

18. Overriding files

20. Overriding functions Parent Theme Child Theme

23. Questions?