Title: Creating Child Theme functions.php
Last modified: April 12, 2019

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# Creating Child Theme functions.php

 *  [mrblond](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrblond/)
 * (@mrblond)
 * [7 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-child-theme-functions-php/)
 * Hi,
 * My parent theme name is **Grow** and I’ve created a child theme named **Grow 
   Child**.
 * I’ve executed the steps specified in [Child themes](https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/advanced-topics/child-themes/)
   guidance.
    Now I have my Child theme activated.
 * The problem is that when I edit the files from the parent and save them in my
   child folder they don’t overwrite the originals.
    I guess, I didn’t customize
   my functions.php file properly.
 * Can somebody help in customization? I use this code which is given in the guidance:
 *     ```
       <?php
       add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'my_theme_enqueue_styles' );
       function my_theme_enqueue_styles() {
   
           $parent_style = 'parent-style'; // This is 'twentyfifteen-style' for the Twenty Fifteen theme.
   
           wp_enqueue_style( $parent_style, get_template_directory_uri() . '/style.css' );
           wp_enqueue_style( 'child-style',
               get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/style.css',
               array( $parent_style ),
               wp_get_theme()->get('Version')
           );
       }
       ?>
       ```
   
 * Please, tell me where to write what?

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 *  [Osaretin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blogsoever/)
 * (@blogsoever)
 * [7 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-child-theme-functions-php/#post-11421175)
 * Hi, Might be easier using a child creation plugin and deleting the plugin after
   creating the child theme. Some plugins allow you to select as many files to create
   as you want. Depending on the level of customization you require. Good luck
 *  [Jacob Peattie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jakept/)
 * (@jakept)
 * [7 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-child-theme-functions-php/#post-11421209)
 * It’s not necessarily possible to replace _any_ arbitrary file with a child theme.
   This is a common misconception.
 * WordPress will automatically check the child theme for files in the [Template Hierarchy](https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/basics/template-hierarchy/),
   plus a couple of additional files, including **searchform.php**, **comments.php**,**
   header.php**, and **footer.php**, **sidebar.php** and **404.php**.
 * Its not possible to replace any other theme files _unless the parent theme supports
   it_. Parent themes need to use certain functions to load files for them to be
   replaceable by child themes. If they don’t, then they’re not replaceable.
 * If there’s something specific you want to change in your child theme, but aren’t
   sure if you can, check with the theme author.
    -  This reply was modified 7 years, 2 months ago by [Jacob Peattie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jakept/).
 *  Thread Starter [mrblond](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrblond/)
 * (@mrblond)
 * [7 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-child-theme-functions-php/#post-11421330)
 * For now, I just want to change the text and links in the sub-footer.
 * When I did it in the original parent file, everything appeared in my front-end
   as I want it but I don’t want to do it again every time when the theme is updated,
   that’s why I created the child theme after the many advises in the forums.
    -  This reply was modified 7 years, 2 months ago by [mrblond](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrblond/).

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 * Last reply from: [mrblond](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrblond/)
 * Last activity: [7 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-child-theme-functions-php/#post-11421330)
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