Title: Theme Structure
Last modified: August 31, 2022

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# Theme Structure

 *  [WebmasterNYC01](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webmasternyc01/)
 * (@webmasternyc01)
 * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-structure-2/)
 * I always find themes that i like but then the support is awful. I need to edit
   the template but the theme is written in a very complex way. How can I understand
   this theme structure?

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 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-structure-2/#post-15968332)
 * When I’m building themes, I use the plugin “Show Current Template”. It lets you
   see which PHP files are used to render the current page. Note that you should
   probably not edit a theme but [create a child theme](https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/advanced-topics/child-themes/)
   instead. That protects your changes from theme updates.
 *  Thread Starter [WebmasterNYC01](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webmasternyc01/)
 * (@webmasternyc01)
 * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-structure-2/#post-15968338)
 * Thanks

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [WebmasterNYC01](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webmasternyc01/)
 * Last activity: [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-structure-2/#post-15968338)
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