Adding Child Theme: "parent theme is missing"

  • Resolved scott1137

    (@scott1137)


    12 years, 9 months ago

    Following WordPress codex instruction added this style.css sheet to folder attitude-child under attitude folder under themes folder:

    /*
Theme Name: Attitude Child Theme
Author: Self-Help WordPress User
Template: attitude
*/

@import url("../attitude/style.css");

    The child theme does not become visible. Instead at the bottom of the themes is this comment:
    “Attitude Child The parent theme is missing. Please install the ‘Attitude’ parent theme.”

    Attitude is installed and active. I have checked case. In fact the code above is pasted from a forum post where the child theme was active. My own version was identical as to case and spelling of the Theme name & template. I cut/paste out of being careful.

    My site.

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  • WPyogi

    (@wpyogi)

    12 years, 9 months ago

    Can you deactivate your cache and minify? Can’t see anything with it on – and it may be causing this problem as well.

    Thread Starter scott1137

    (@scott1137)

    12 years, 9 months ago

    Done. Thanks.

    Thread Starter scott1137

    (@scott1137)

    12 years, 9 months ago

    Then logged out, cleared browser cache, logged back in. No change.

    WPyogi

    (@wpyogi)

    12 years, 9 months ago

    You don’t have the child theme activated. Make sure the file structure is correct:

    wp-content
     themes
          attitude
          attitude-child

    The child theme is not inside the parent theme folder – just making sure that’s what you have.

    Thread Starter scott1137

    (@scott1137)

    12 years, 9 months ago

    oops. That got it!
    Thanks for the swift and spot on response!

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