Broken Child Theme

E.Swain
(@lamplighter)

12 years ago

I have created child themes before and did the same thing this time. Created the child directory with -child after it and added the style.css file in the directory like the codex says to:

/*
Theme Name: TheProfessional Child
Theme URI: http://sowitdesign.com
Description: TheProfessional Child Theme
Author: Eric Swain
Author URI: http://sowitdesign.com
Template: twentyfourteen
Version: 1.0.0
Tags: 2 Column theme
Text Domain: theprofessional-child
*/
@import url(“../TheProfessional/style.css”);
/* =Theme customization starts here
————————————————————– */

but in wp-admin i get the following error

Broken Themes

The following themes are installed but incomplete. Themes must have a stylesheet and a template.

Name
TheProfessional Child Theme URI: http://sowitdesign.com Description: TheProfessional Child Theme Author: Eric Swain Author URI: http://sowitdesign.com Template: twentyfourteen Version: 1.0.0 Tags: 2 Column theme Text Domain: theprofessional-child

Description

Template is missing.

Can anyone tell me if there is something else i need to do? Did something change with 3.9 that isn’t posted in the codex topic yet?

Viewing 13 replies - 1 through 13 (of 13 total)

stephencottontail
(@stephencottontail)

12 years ago

One thing to do is check your @import line. URLs are case-sensitive: TheProfessional isn’t the same as theprofessional.

Moderator Jose Castaneda
(@jcastaneda)

THEME COFFEE MONKEY

12 years ago

You’re making a child of Twenty Fourteen?

esmi
(@esmi)

12 years ago

You can download a pre-made Twenty Fourteen child theme from here

Thread Starter E.Swain
(@lamplighter)

12 years ago

The theme is called TheProfessional. It is an Elegant Theme that I am creating a child theme for,

Andrew Nevins
(@anevins)

WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support

12 years ago

Can you contact ElegantThemes about this?

Thread Starter E.Swain
(@lamplighter)

12 years ago

I guess I could. I figured it would be a WordPress issue. I’ve done child themes off of Elegant Themes before without a problem. Usually you just create the directory and them put the style.css in and you’re good to go. Never seen the need for a template before. Thought it might be something added in to 3.9.

Andrew Nevins
(@anevins)

WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support

12 years ago

You’ve always needed the “Template” line in your Child Theme style.css file.

Thread Starter E.Swain
(@lamplighter)

12 years ago

Ok. so something is up with the parent theme that isn’t cooperating then. thanks.

Andrew Nevins
(@anevins)

WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support

12 years ago

But the parent theme is not Twenty Fourteen is it?

Thread Starter E.Swain
(@lamplighter)

12 years ago

no. i changed that in the style.css after I saw Jose’s post. no change though.

xlightwaverx
(@xlightwaverx)

12 years ago

I am having trouble with just the twentyfourteen child theme let alone another theme.

I set up the template like the codex says, but I end up only getting a few posts to show and not the 6000 that are there. Kinda upsetting, but search works, tags works, etc.

All I did was switch things to excerpt only for is_home, is_archive, is_category, is_search, etc etc. Might be something in 3.9.1

Andrew Nevins
(@anevins)

WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support

12 years ago

This thread is regarding the “TheProfessional” theme.

Andrew Nevins
(@anevins)

WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support

12 years ago

If you need help with the Twenty Fourteen theme could you create a thread here: http://ww.wp.xz.cn/support/theme/twentyfourteen#postform