Title: Child-theme on localhost Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # Child-theme on localhost * [hps2322](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hps2322/) * (@hps2322) * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-on-localhost/) * How do I get my child theme onto my local host. I was able to create my child theme on the livew site but not the localhost Please help Viewing 13 replies - 1 through 13 (of 13 total) * Thread Starter [hps2322](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hps2322/) * (@hps2322) * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-on-localhost/#post-2933744) * It Shows up everywhere but on my localhost. It’s in my computer. It’s in Wamp. I just cant get it to show up on the localhost I hit appearance then themes and it only shows 2 twentyeleven and tentyten No Child?? Please help * [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/) * (@claytonjames) * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-on-localhost/#post-2933746) * As long as it’s located in `/wp-content/themes/` a child theme should appear no matter where you use it. * Thread Starter [hps2322](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hps2322/) * (@hps2322) * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-on-localhost/#post-2933749) * Yes that’s where it is. The address on my localhost where I view the themes however is [http://localhost/wordpress/wp-admin/themes.php](http://localhost/wordpress/wp-admin/themes.php) I’m thinking that may be the problem? I even deleted Twentyten and that still shows up? Am I configured wrong? * Thread Starter [hps2322](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hps2322/) * (@hps2322) * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-on-localhost/#post-2933751) * On Filezilla i took the twentyeleven child theme from my live site and downladed it C:\wamp\wordpress\wp-content\ I’m confused * [Pioneer Web Design](https://wordpress.org/support/users/swansonphotos/) * (@swansonphotos) * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-on-localhost/#post-2933752) * do you mean that ..\wp-content\themes\yourthemefolder has your theme files? * [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/) * (@claytonjames) * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-on-localhost/#post-2933755) * All of your themes on your localhost site must be copied to the “themes” folder located at C:\wamp\wordpress\wp-content\themes\ – or else they won’t show up in your dashboard. * Thread Starter [hps2322](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hps2322/) * (@hps2322) * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-on-localhost/#post-2933768) * Yes On My filezilla on the LEFT side if the screen I’m in C:\wamp\wordpress\ wp-content\themes\ And the child theme is there * If I go OS(C:), Wamp, wordpress, wp-content, themes, It is there as well * If I go to my local site and pull up vancaves.com, it loads my site, then appearance, then Themes (which the address reads – [http://localhost/wordpress/wp-admin/themes.php](http://localhost/wordpress/wp-admin/themes.php)) * It’s not there just 2011 and 2010? * Thread Starter [hps2322](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hps2322/) * (@hps2322) * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-on-localhost/#post-2933770) * If I go OS(C:), Wamp, wordpress, wp-content, themes, (On my computer) It is there as well * Thread Starter [hps2322](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hps2322/) * (@hps2322) * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-on-localhost/#post-2933773) * [http://localhost/wordpress/wp-admin/themes.php](http://localhost/wordpress/wp-admin/themes.php) Is this the address where I should be viewing my site on my localhost? Maybe that’s the problem? * [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/) * (@claytonjames) * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-on-localhost/#post-2933774) * > If I go to my local site and pull up vancaves.com * The address for the localhost site will be “localhost”. If you’re using vancaves. com url references anywhere on your local machine, you’re going to have problems. * If you imported the database from your live site, you need to do a search and replace on the **localhost** wordpress database and replace all instances of “ vancaves.com” with “localhost”, otherwise your local install will try to reach out to your live site for resources, and probably fail. * Thread Starter [hps2322](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hps2322/) * (@hps2322) * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-on-localhost/#post-2933777) * to log into Filezilla Host – vancaves.com Username – (what I use on my site) Password – (my password from my site) * Maybe that’s the problem? Under host I tried local and localhost but it would only connect if I used vancaves.com * Is that it? * [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/) * (@claytonjames) * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-on-localhost/#post-2933790) * There is no need to try and connect to your localhost site using an ftp client on windows. * Using your ftp client, download your themes from your _live_ site to a location of your choice on your local pc, and then just copy and paste them into C:\wamp\ wordpress\wp-content\themes\ * If you already have a fully functioning WordPress site on your pc using WampServer, and that fails, then I’m afraid I’m out of ideas. * Thread Starter [hps2322](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hps2322/) * (@hps2322) * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-on-localhost/#post-2933793) * At least you gave me a path to explore Thank You Viewing 13 replies - 1 through 13 (of 13 total) The topic ‘Child-theme on localhost’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 13 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [hps2322](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hps2322/) * Last activity: [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-theme-on-localhost/#post-2933793) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics