Title: Child Theme Codex Wrong?
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Child Theme Codex Wrong?

 *  [mhknuckles](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mhknuckles/)
 * (@mhknuckles)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-codex-wrong/)
 * I followed all the steps for creating a child theme adding the codex to the style.
   css file. But the style does seem to be coming over from the parent theme. PLEASE
   HELP! nyenpubyrl-soprano.com
 * Below is my entry.
 * /*
    Theme Name: Twenty Twelve Child Theme URI: [http://globalmanagementalliance.com/twentytwelve-child](http://globalmanagementalliance.com/twentytwelve-child)
   Description: Child theme for Twenty Twelve Author: MHKnuckles Author URI: [http://globalmanagementalliance.com](http://globalmanagementalliance.com)
   Template: twentytwelve Version: 1.3 Tags: Light, Gray, White, One Column, Two
   Columns, Right Sidebar, Fluid Layout, Responsive Layout, Custom Background, Custom
   Header, Custom Menu, Editor Style, Featured Images, Flexible Header, Full Width
   Template, Microformats, Post Formats, RTL Language Support, Sticky Post, Theme
   Options, Translation Ready Text Domain: twenty-twelve-child
 * */
 * [@import](https://wordpress.org/support/users/import/) url(“[http://globalmanagementalliance.com/twentytwelve/style.css&#8221](http://globalmanagementalliance.com/twentytwelve/style.css&#8221););
 * Thanks

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 *  [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/)
 * (@claytonjames)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-codex-wrong/#post-4731404)
 * It should be: `@import url("../twentytwelve/style.css");`
 *  Thread Starter [mhknuckles](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mhknuckles/)
 * (@mhknuckles)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-codex-wrong/#post-4731481)
 * Reply
 * I am really not understanding the syntax for this entry:
    [@import](https://wordpress.org/support/users/import/)
   url(“../twentytwelve/style.css”);
 * Can please be more specific? This is what I got from that and tried, but it did
   not work:
 * @(“[http://globalmanagementalliance.com/wp/themestwentytwelve/style.css&#8221](http://globalmanagementalliance.com/wp/themestwentytwelve/style.css&#8221););
 * Thanks
 *  [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/)
 * (@claytonjames)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-codex-wrong/#post-4731485)
 * The code for importing the style sheet from the parent theme (twentytwelve, in
   this case) on your WordPress site is exactly this:
 * `@import url("../twentytwelve/style.css");`
 * It can’t possibly get any more specific. It is exactly what you see. Do not change
   it to `@("http://globalmanagementalliance.com/wp/themestwentytwelve/style.css");`
 * By the way, if your WordPress site is at `nyenpubyrl-soprano.com`, why you are
   using this in your child theme style sheet?
 * `@import url("http://globalmanagementalliance.com/twentytwelve/style.css");`
 * That isn’t even on the same domain.
 * You may want to go back and review the instructions for [creating a Child Theme](https://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes)
   again.
 *  Thread Starter [mhknuckles](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mhknuckles/)
 * (@mhknuckles)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-codex-wrong/#post-4731509)
 * Yes I am a bit confused about the child theme creation. I decided to use a css
   plugin instead until I can understand it better.
 * Explaining that the code “_can’t possibly get any more specific_” and needed 
   no changes, was helpful. I mistakenly assumed the (@impokenlyrt url) was to be
   replaced with my domain name.
 * I am learning code on my on and grateful for direction.

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 * Last reply from: [mhknuckles](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mhknuckles/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-codex-wrong/#post-4731509)
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