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=== One-Click Child Theme ===
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Contributors: tychay
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Donate link: http://www.kiva.org/lender/tychay
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Tags: theme, child theme, child theme creator, child theme creator, CSS, stylesheet, custom theme, customize theme, shared hosting
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Requires at least: 3.0
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Tested up to: 4.1.1
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Stable tag: trunk
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Adds a Theme option to any active theme allowing you to make a child theme.
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== Description ==
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Please visit the [plugin homepage](http://terrychay.com/wordpress-plugins/one-click-child-theme).
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Useful for shared hosts, this allows you to easily create child themes from any
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theme just by clicking.
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Ever since WordPress 3.0, you shouldn’t directly modify CSS of any downloaded
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themes 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
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there so that updates to the parent theme will be inherited instead of destroy
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your changes.
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The problem many run into is currently the only way to child theme something
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is edit files on the filesystem. This is non-intuitive for shared-hosting
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sites with one-click WordPress installs (it usually involves a “shell account”
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or learning how to use FTP).
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This attempts to get around that issue, by adding a button to the themes page
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to allow you to child theme the page. (It’s not really one-click, though.)
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Inspired by @janeforshort's and @designsimply's WordCamp SF 2011 talk on CSS
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theming as requested by @sfgirl for [her blog](http://pintsizedmusings.com/).
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== Installation ==
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###Installing The Plugin###
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Extract all files from the ZIP file, making sure to keep the file structure
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intact, and then upload it to `/wp-content/plugins/`. Then just visit your
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admin area and activate the plugin. That's it!
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**See Also:** ["Installing Plugins" article on the WP Codex](http://codex.wordpress.org/Managing_Plugins#Installing_Plugins)
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###Using the plugin###
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If you have the capability to install themes in your admin, then the themes menu
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will have a new submenu called "Child Theme". Clicking on this gives you a form
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that will allow you to create a child theme based on the current active theme.
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== Screenshots ==
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1. To use the plugin, click one of these two palces in the Appearance section of your `wp_admin`
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2. Fill out this form
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3. You will see the theme will be successfully child-themed, but will track the parent theme correctly.
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== Frequently Asked Questions ==
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= I already modified my CSS in the existing theme? How do I use One Click Child Theme to fix this? =
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You can wait for the theme to get updated and have it break it, or you can:
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1. Go through the steps for installing and running the plugin above to create a child theme
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2. Click on the [Appearance > Editor](http://codex.wordpress.org/Appearance_Editor_SubPanel) in your admin dashboard menu (or network admin menu if multi-site).
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3. Select the parent theme in the drop down on the right, click `Select` and make sure you are editing the file `style.css` (select on the right).
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4. Copy the changes you made, if you managed to remember them.
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5. Select the child theme you created to the drop down in the left (you should be editing `style.css`).
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6. Paste your changes to the end of the file.
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= Your plugin broke my site! =
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I didn't think that's possible, but if so, I want to fix it!
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First, check what really happened. Is your admin console broken, is the
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theme broken (go to a new window and check your blog). If a theme fails to
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work and for some reason I didn't catch that error, WordPress should restore
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the previous theme (or whatever the default theme is) so your actual blog
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should be okay and recoverable. If for some reason it didn't default to the
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right theme, go into the Appearance menu and re-enable the parent theme.
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Then go to the [support page](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/one-click-child-theme),
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describe what happened (screenshots help too) and anything else and we'll try
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our best to help you.
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= I can't find this Theme Option button you are alluding to in the documentation? =
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I really need to update the screenshot. It's still there, but the location has
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changed as WordPress has been upgraded.
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1. Go to the `Appearance` tab
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2. Click on the Active theme (it should say "Theme Details" when you mouseover)
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3. An overlay appears. The Theme option button "Child Theme" is there
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= When I go to the Child Theme menu, it says "X is already a child theme" and I can't create a child theme. =
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Making grandchildren of themes is non-trivial, so I disabled the form if it is
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already a child theme. Instead I offer the ability to repair the Child theme or
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copy template files from the parent into the child for editing.
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= Can the plugin be deleted after I create a Child Theme with it? =
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Yes. The main purpose of the plugin is fulfilled. Congratulations!
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(Personally, I'd disable it, instead of delete it.)
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Having said that, there are some things that this plugin help with after your
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child theme's birth. Think of it as a parenting guide for your new child theme.
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= Features like? =
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* Repair a child theme created in the old style.
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* Copy templates over from your parent theme into your child theme.
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* Replace the child theme screenshot with one of your site
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When you have an active child theme, click on `Appearance > Child Theme` to
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get to these functions.
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= What does the "Repair Child Theme" button do? =
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WordPress changed the [recommended way of handling parent references in child themes](http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes#How_to_Create_a_Child_Theme).
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If this plugin detects your child theme was done in the old style, it shows
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this button. Clicking on it will make the plugin attempt a repair into the
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new style.
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= How come the screenshot service just shows a big 404 =
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The most likely scenario is your WordPress `site_url` isn't publicly
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accessible from the web.
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= What's with the debugging/error code on child theme creation? =
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You have an old version of this plugin, please update to the latest one.
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I wrote this plugin back **during** a talk at WordCamp SF 2011 about CSS
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Themeing in order to help the person sitting next to me. I just didn't get to
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some things… for years. Sorry about that! The debugging code didn't affect any
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behavior — it was a sign of me being lazy and not realizing that the plugin
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would have tens of thousands of avid users!
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= The theme screenshot service doesn't seem to be working. =
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First of all, is the blog accessible from the public Internet? If not, then
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that is the problem.
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But sometimes, even then, mshots seems a bit on the slow side. The plugin
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uses WordPress.com’s mShots service. You know, I worked at Automattic for years
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on WordPress.com and I still haven't quite figured out mShots. Eventually
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I've gotten the animated loading GIF to be replaced by a real retina-ready JPEG
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screenshot of my blog homepage. Trust me, when it works, it works great! But
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the experience may be a little like trying to get a vending machine to accept
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a crumpled dollar bill — Americans know what I mean. Suffice it to say that
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you might have to hit reload a couple times, or just fiddle around a bit.
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= Why should I use your plugin and not [_insert competitor here_](https://wordpress.org/plugins/search.php?q=child+theme) =
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What? People have forked my idea because I left [Automattic](http://automattic.com)
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for [Wikimedia](http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home) three years ago?
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This means war! Other plugins, you're going down! Steel yourself for the
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pent-up aggression of a pointy-haired boss being kept away from a
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programming console for years.
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As to why this plugin is the best? OCCT is Coke Classic to every other plugin's
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[New Coke](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Coke). Experience the original
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plugin taste your parents knew and loved! Plus, I have
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four-year old screenshots on my theme page, a way cooler plugin icon, and a
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baby picture of me and my brother on the banner. Also, this plugin strikes
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the right balance of features, is free (no "pro" version and not even a PayPal
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link), and (now that I've figured out how to admin the plugin page), I've
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been adding volunteers to support it. Even if I sucked into the vortex of
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middle management again (isn't going to happen, that s--t is **EVIL**) this
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plugin will live forever in the hearts and minds of bloggers everywhere!
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Which reminds me, if you want to help out, we're cool with that. Like WordPress
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itself, this is a volunteer endeavor. Contact us in the support pages and we'll
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hook you up!
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== ChangeLog ==
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**Version 1.7**
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* Documentation: FAQ fixes
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**Version 1.6**
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* Feature: Added ability to generate theme screenshots (thanks [@janeforshort/@jenmylo](https://jane.wordpress.com/) for the idea)
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* Feature: Redirect to theme page on child theme creation
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* Feature: Successful child theme creation suggests you edit its `style.css` file
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* Performance: Only run code in admin page
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* Bug: Added in some missing gettext
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* Bug: Removed the double errors/updates being displays
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* Documentation: Make sure description is under 140 characters
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* Documentation: Screenshots now display
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* Documentation: Added banner image and plugin icon
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* Documentation: Other minor tweaks including updated FAQ and license
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**Version 1.5**
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* Feature: Added ability to repair child theme
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* Feature: Added ability to copy any template file from parent theme (thanks [Michael Rawlings](http://michaelrawlins.co.uk) for the idea)
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* Design: Upgrade look of form to resemble most admin forms.
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* Bug Fix: Properly shows a status message on success.
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* Documentation: Added section for FAQ and Screenshots.
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* Documentation: Some housecleaning of filesystem structure of plugin
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**Version 1.4**
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* Bug Fix: Modified to account for [changed best practice from using @import to function.php](http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes#How_to_Create_a_Child_Theme)
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**Version 1.2**
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* Bug Fix: Remembers to network enable (activate) the theme after creation.
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* Feature: Added screenshot support (Thanks! Chris Robinson <http://contempographicdesign.com/>)
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* Bug Fix: WP_Error handling
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* Documentation: Refactored codebase
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**Version 1.1**
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* Feature: Added RTL support
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**Version 1.0.1**
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* Commenting changes.
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**Version 1.0**
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* Initial release
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