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FXT Child Theme

A child theme allows you to customize the FXT theme without losing your changes when the parent theme is updated.

What is a Child Theme?

A child theme inherits all the functionality and styling of the parent theme (FXT) while allowing you to make custom modifications that won't be lost during theme updates.

Benefits of Using a Child Theme

  • Preserve Customizations: Your custom code won't be overwritten by theme updates
  • Safe Updates: You can update the parent theme without losing changes
  • Easy Maintenance: Keep customizations separate from the parent theme
  • Development Best Practice: Recommended approach for theme customization

Creating a Child Theme

Method 1: Download a Child Theme

You can download a child theme for the FXT theme in your DinoMatic account.

Method 2: Manual Creation

  1. Create Child Theme Directory

    • Navigate to your WordPress themes directory: /wp-content/themes/
    • Create a new folder named fxt-child

  2. Create style.css File

    • Create a style.css file in the fxt-child folder
    • Add the following header information:
/*
Theme Name: FXT Child
Description: Child theme for FXT
Author: Your Name
Template: fxt
Version: 1.0.0
*/

/* Add your custom styles below */
  1. Create functions.php File
    • Create a functions.php file in the fxt-child folder
    • Add the following code:
<?php
// Enqueue parent theme stylesheet
add_action('wp_enqueue_scripts', function() {
  wp_enqueue_style('fxt-style', get_template_directory_uri() . '/style.css');
});

And that's all. You can now activate your child theme.

Activating the Child Theme

  1. Go to Appearance → Themes in WordPress dashboard
  2. Find your FXT Child theme in the list
  3. Click Activate to switch to the child theme
  4. Your site will now use the child theme

Next Step

Translating FXT