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  • October 27, 2014 at 7:38 pm #341709
    launchmoxie

    I found some previous threads, but they’re for older versions, and when I followed them, I got most of my functions.php echoed on my webpage verbatim.

    Can you provide some updated instructions?

    October 27, 2014 at 7:41 pm #341715
    Yigit

    Hi launchmoxie!

    You can download pre-built child theme here – http://kriesi.at/documentation/enfold/downloads/

    Best regards,
    Yigit

    October 27, 2014 at 7:43 pm #341717
    Tung Do

    Child theme set up instructions rarely need update — has been the same for years on many other theme sites. This sounds like the code went wrong somewhere. You can show the support team what you’ve done so far by posting your code at PasteBin.org and link it back here.

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    Submitted my response right after a moderator answered. Nevermind.

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    October 27, 2014 at 7:46 pm #341720
    Yigit

    Hey!


    @smallpotato     Thanks :)

    Cheers!
    Yigit

    October 27, 2014 at 8:29 pm #341753
    launchmoxie

    Thanks to you both! The download is new information and helpful, even with as small as it is. I had @import-ed the parent’s function.php file in my attempt.

    October 27, 2014 at 8:39 pm #341762
    Calcite

    Excuse the basic question on Child theme but as a new user of WP and the Enfold Child theme I would like to ask is there any special requirements when Enfold is update? I assume one can just update the theme in WP admin and any new core features will be automatically available in the child theme?

    Oh BTW I have not mentioned it yet but having used Dreamweaver, and lately Rapidweaver I have found Enfold and WP to be a great package and Enfold so intuitive. You guys have produced a 1st class product and back it with support :)

    October 27, 2014 at 9:21 pm #341796
    Tung Do

    @calcite – That’s how it’s supposed to work. Whatever’s available in the parent theme, the child theme inherits it — including updates. There’s an exception and that’s when you purposely have things in the child theme that takes the place of parent theme features.

    Template files aren’t features, but it works the same so for example… having a header.php file in the child theme folder means that file will always be used instead of the parent theme header.php file, regardless of what changes or updates you make to the parent theme file. Once you remove the child theme header.php file, it goes back to using the parent theme version.

    October 27, 2014 at 11:24 pm #341849
    Calcite

    Thanks Tung Do, that makes sense, but having made several costly mistakes in the past I always back up the entire site on the server before any radical changes ;)

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