/use-child-theme

A WordPress class to ensure that a child theme is installed and active

Primary LanguagePHP

Use Child Theme: Add child theme support to any WordPress theme

What problem does this solve?

If you make changes to a theme, those changes will be lost when the theme is updated. With a child theme, your changes are kept separate, so the parent theme can be safely updated.

How it works

  • If a child theme is not active, the user will see a WP notice with an "Activate now" link
  • When clicked, a child theme is created (if needed) and enabled

Setup

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If you're a theme developer, include use-child-theme.php in your theme, then add this code into functions.php:

include( dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/use-child-theme.php' );

Changelog

0.4

  • Added uct_dismiss_timeout filter

0.3

  • Code cleanup

0.2

  • Create a child theme (if needed) only when user clicks "Activate"
  • Hide notice for 24 hours when dismissed
  • Support .gif and .jpeg screenshots

0.1

  • Initial release