Title: Create header.php file for child theme
Last modified: August 22, 2016
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# Create header.php file for child theme
* [MSweet123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/msweet123/)
* (@msweet123)
* [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/create-headerphp-file-for-child-theme/)
* Hello,
* I created a child theme with the use of a plugin. I need to add some code to
the header.php file, but the child theme does not have this file. So, I would
like to create this file on the child theme. I do not know code and haven’t used
ftp.
* I have two questions:
* 1) I was wondering if there was a way to create this file in WordPress.
* Also, I have GoDaddy hosting and when I go to the “Files and Ftp” section I can
see the child theme and the files that are currently there. There is a button
along the top that says “upload” and another that says “new”. So, I am not sure
if either of these would allow me to do what I need to do.
* 2) Where do I enter code in the header.php file to make something appear at the
top right hand corner of the site? I added it before the closing tag
but this placed the dropdown at the bottom right hand corner of the site.
* Any help is much appreciated 🙂
* Thank you so much!
* Have a great day!
* Michelle
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* [Nik](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nvourva/)
* (@nvourva)
* [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/create-headerphp-file-for-child-theme/#post-5432830)
* Hello Michelle. You can copy the header.php file from the parent theme’s folder
to the child theme’s folder. Most likely the “Files % FTP” section of your hosting
panel will also have a copy/paste functionality.
Once the file is copied to
the child theme, you will need to edit it and paste your code in. Unfortunately
there is no absolute place you can put the code in so it appears in the top right
hand corner. An option is to put your code in a new div, for example like this
* ` Your code here
`
* place the div just below the tag and add this
* `.my-code {position: absolute; top: 0; right: 0;}`
* in your theme’s custom CSS box (if it has one) or at the bottom of the child’s
style.css file, this should place the code in the top right corner of the site.
* Thread Starter [MSweet123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/msweet123/)
* (@msweet123)
* [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/create-headerphp-file-for-child-theme/#post-5432884)
* [@nvourva](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nvourva/)…Thank you! Thank you!
Thank you!
* That worked beautifully! I just had to edit the top margin a little.
* One more question please, if you have time:
* I have a site using the Superb Lite theme. It only allows for 2 slider images
on the front page. How can I edit the code to allow for 3 more images? This is
what the code for the slider looks like:
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* Thank you!
* Michelle
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