How to setup Child theme?

[raess]

I can not get it to work even though I change the permissions off the folders.

My Parent Theme is (kupatana)

Exactly like this, I have done.

• I updated from 3.3.2 through admin panel. (went like a clockwork).
• Created a folder in oc-content/themes/kupatana-child  (with permissions 775 (rwxrwxr-x))
• I Created a index.php in oc-content/themes/kupatana-child folder   (with permissions 664 (rw-rw-r--))

The index file oc-content/themes/kupatana-child/index.php looks like this

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<?php
/*
Theme Name: Kupatana Child theme 
Description: Kupatana Child
Version: 1.0
Author: Kupatana
Author URI: http://kupatana.com
Parent Theme: kupatana
*/
?>

Then i went to
Admin / Appearance / Manage themes  -> but it still does not show

[tomshaft]

Not sure I think it should be:
<?php
 
/* ... Parent Theme: name-of-your-parent-theme-folder ... *//*
Theme Name: kupatana-child  (Name of child theme)
Description: Kupatana Child
Version: 1.0
Author: Kupatana
Author URI: http://kupatana.com
Parent Theme: kupatana
*/
Also the folder the theme is placed in should be the actual name of the theme such as: kupatana-child.

Tom

[raess]

Not sure I think it should be:
<?php
/*
Theme Name: kupatana-child  (Name of actual theme)
Description: Kupatana Child
Version: 1.0
Author: Kupatana
Author URI: http://kupatana.com
Parent Theme: kupatana
*/
Also the folder the theme is placed in should be the actual name of the theme such as: kupatana-child.

Tom

unfortunately it still does not appear in Appearance / Manage themes  :/

[tomshaft]

Did you try as I suggested in previous post?
 
Tom

[raess]

I change index.php in kupatana-child folder to

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<?php

/* ... Parent Theme: kupatana ... *//*
Theme Name: kupatana-child
Description: Kupatana Child
Version: 1.0
Author: Kupatana
Author URI: http://kupatana.com
Parent Theme: kupatana
*/
?>

[tomshaft]

The theme folder kupatana-child needs to be in the folder "themes".
You currently have it in the folder named kupatana.
oc-content/themes/kupatana/kupatana-child
Correct:
oc-content/themes/kupatana-child
 
At least that is the way I understand it.
Tom

[raess]

This is how i have it:

[tomshaft]

Does it now show in admin - Appearances?
If not then I am wrong about how I think it works.....
 
 
I no longer use or have any clients using Osclass since version 3.1 except for www.osshaft.org so I haven't kept up with latest changes but based on the concept I would think it would be as I posted.
Tom

[raess]

Does it now show in admin - Appearances?
If not then I am wrong about how I think it works.....
 
 
I no longer use or have any clients using Osclass since version 3.1 except for www.osshaft.org so I haven't kept up with latest changes but based on the concept I would think it would be as I posted.
Tom

No it does not show in the admin - Appearances

Thanks anyways

[tomshaft]

We all learn from this type post so when someone does solve your problem it will be of use to all.
Good luck.
Tom
 
P.s.
Read the doc file a couple times. Is not a lot of help.....

[teseo]

Hi,

I couldn't remember any theme or plugin using a dash in its name. So I have done the test, renamed google_maps to google-maps and it won't show in the list of available plugins, same with a theme. Try changing all "kupatana-child" to "kupatana_child".

Regards

[raess]

I have come a little bit further with this.

When I delete (-) in kupatana-child folder name and just have use.-  (kupatanachild) I get up in the admin panel
Like this.

But when I enable the child theme, I get a page with no css and other :/

[raess]

Hi,

I couldn't remember any theme or plugin using a dash in its name. So I have done the test, renamed google_maps to google-maps and it won't show in the list of available plugins, same with a theme. Try changing all "kupatana-child" to "kupatana_child".

Regards

I noticed exactly the same thing

[raess]

If i use this in index.php it is actually now loading the bender theme when i hit the "Activate" And it fails to retrieve files from "Parent theme"

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<?php

/* ... Parent Theme: kupatana ... *//*
Theme Name: kupatana_child
Description: Kupatana Child
Version: 1.0
Author: Kupatana
Author URI: http://kupatana.com
Parent Theme: kupatana
*/
?>


And if i use this in index.php i get error.

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<?php
/*
Theme Name: kupatana_child
Description: Kupatana Child
Version: 1.0
Author: Kupatana
Author URI: http://kupatana.com
Parent Theme: kupatana
*/
?>
i get:

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Warning: require_once(/home/kupatana/public_html/oc-content/themes/kupatana_child/inc.functions.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/kupatana/public_html/oc-content/themes/kupatana/functions.php on line 621

Fatal error: require_once(): Failed opening required '/home/kupatana/public_html/oc-content/themes/kupatana_child/inc.functions.php' (include_path='/home/kupatana/public_html/oc-includes/htmlpurifier:.:') in /home/kupatana/public_html/oc-content/themes/kupatana/functions.php on line 621


If i add the functions.php from "parent theme"  to oc-content/themes/kupatana_child

I get this error:

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Fatal error: Cannot redeclare kupatana_is_fineuploader() (previously declared in /home/kupatana/public_html/oc-content/themes/kupatana_child/functions.php:47) in /home/kupatana/public_html/oc-content/themes/kupatana/functions.php on line 48
/R

[tomshaft]

Hi,

I couldn't remember any theme or plugin using a dash in its name. So I have done the test, renamed google_maps to google-maps and it won't show in the list of available plugins, same with a theme. Try changing all "kupatana-child" to "kupatana_child".

Regards

@ teseo - GREAT CATCH...

Maybe go back to beginning starting with teseo's suggestion.

Tom