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It's Time For Me To Install A Child Theme

Hi Tom! The time has come for installing a child theme for the first time. I’m developing a digital content network and having control over the css and functions is much needed. Having said that, I’m excited about the GPP 1.6 release. I want to know if having a child theme installed would be kinda … Read more

Problems creating child theme

I duplicated the GP theme folder to a new folder called GP-Idylwood. I put this line at the top of the stylesheet. Theme Name: Idylwood Custom Theme URI: https://generatepress.com Description: Custom Idylwood Child Theme Author: Pixelita Designs Author URI: https://pixelita.com Template: generatepress Version: 1.0.0 The functions.php file for the child theme is empty. And the … Read more

Which Child Theme to use

Hi Tom I have a very basic understanding of how website building in wordpress works and just wanted to use one of child theme templates to create a site. I’ve purchased your full premium add on packs and I’m using one of your basic child themes Version: 0.1. I would like to cerate a basic … Read more

Child theme configuration

I have a question. What is a proper way of including configuration(json files) into a child theme. I am thinking about customize settings and other GP settings to be added into a child theme source code so no additional manual work is required once child template is uploaded into a production server. Is there any … Read more

child css after all

Hi I spent many time searching the forum but didn’t find a replay I created the child theme then in order to use bootstrap. I loaded it in the footer using wp_footer hook now I want to oveeride some classes it’s possibile to load the style.css file of my child theme after all aother css? … Read more

CSS files loaded twice (both parent + child theme)

Hello Tom, I am very happy with your GeneratePress theme and presently have just one issue with it: Both the parent’s and the child’s css files seemingly are loaded twice. (Cf. source code of test URL provided) This issue is also confirmed by GTmetrix.com, which says: The following resources have identical contents, but are served … Read more

Retro installing a child theme, now what?

Hi, I have installed the child theme developed by Adrian at WPcrafter. He suggests that having a child theme is a best practice insurance policy against updates. Fine but what do I do next? I have made most of my website already on the GP parent theme using beaver builder with woocommerce. Is there a … Read more

"Best Practises" for working with Generatepress

Hi all, Just curious as to what is generally considered the best approach when needing to make PHP and CSS changes to the GP child theme. Should I make changes in the functions.php and style.css files within the child theme or is it generally considered the better practise to use a plugin and GPP hooks … Read more

Does GeneratePress provide an official child theme?

Hey, I read the installation documentation for GP Premium (https://docs.generatepress.com/article/installing-gp-premium/) but didn’t see any reference to a Child Theme (although it’s a best practice to use one). Then I saw an article on what not to do when creating a Child Theme: https://docs.generatepress.com/article/child-theme-issues/#import ..as well as lots of forum entries about mentions of Child Themes, … Read more

child theme

hello, few questions please: 1. should i use a child theme on the websites i will install? 2. if i do… can you tell me exactly why? (i read the blogs about why… but still didnt got it) 2. i downloaded the child and activated it and changed it’s name / author and so on… … Read more

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