Title: Child theme functions.php
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Child theme functions.php

 *  [NFWRo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nfwro/)
 * (@nfwro)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-functionsphp-4/)
 * Hi there
    I’m using the free Responsive theme and am trying to create my own 
   page templates that will use unique sidebars in a child theme.
 * I have started with one page only and have created a custom page template called
   page_sr_sat_xi.php which calls the side bar Sidebar SR SatXI.
 * My page template works fine but still uses the default right sidebar in the theme
   and I have no custom sidebar in the widgets admin.
 * The Responsive theme has in its top level functions.php simply a series of requires
   to various functions files in a sub includes folder. I copied the ‘sub’ functions.
   php into an includes folder in my child theme structure and have the following
   code in there:
    [http://pastebin.com/t79JztRi](http://pastebin.com/t79JztRi)
 * I gathered from reading around that because of the way child theme functions 
   are loaded, that I needed to remove the parent theme ‘widget-init’ and add one
   for the child theme.
 * I am reasonably sure that the problem here is that the child theme includes/functions.
   php isn’t ever being seen because the functions.php in the parent folder calls
   the one in its own includes folder. Can anyone help me understand how I should
   get over this? I tried copying the parent functions.php that calls the others
   into my child theme but the site crashed.
 * Thanks for any help – I hope that wasn’t too confusing to read? My head is whirling!

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-functionsphp-4/#post-3844102)
 * As per the theme developer’s request, please try posting on the theme’s dedicated
   forum: [http://cyberchimps.com/forum/free/responsive/](http://cyberchimps.com/forum/free/responsive/)
 *  Thread Starter [NFWRo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nfwro/)
 * (@nfwro)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-functionsphp-4/#post-3844114)
 * Hi Esmi
    I’ve tried that, but because this is a customisation, they don’t support
   it.
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-functionsphp-4/#post-3844119)
 * Then I’m sorry but there is nothing much we can do to help. They are the experts
   when it comes to this theme.

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 * Last reply from: [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * Last activity: [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-functionsphp-4/#post-3844119)
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