Title: Adding Child Theme: "parent theme is missing"
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Adding Child Theme: "parent theme is missing"

 *  Resolved [scott1137](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scott1137/)
 * (@scott1137)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-child-theme-parent-theme-is-missing/)
 * 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.](http://scottswebshop.com)

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 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-child-theme-parent-theme-is-missing/#post-4097196)
 * 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](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scott1137/)
 * (@scott1137)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-child-theme-parent-theme-is-missing/#post-4097201)
 * Done. Thanks.
 *  Thread Starter [scott1137](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scott1137/)
 * (@scott1137)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-child-theme-parent-theme-is-missing/#post-4097203)
 * Then logged out, cleared browser cache, logged back in. No change.
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-child-theme-parent-theme-is-missing/#post-4097205)
 * 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](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scott1137/)
 * (@scott1137)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-child-theme-parent-theme-is-missing/#post-4097206)
 * oops. That got it!
    Thanks for the swift and spot on response!

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 * Last reply from: [scott1137](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scott1137/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-child-theme-parent-theme-is-missing/#post-4097206)
 * Status: resolved