[wp-forums] Child Theme query

[Chip Bennett]

Now that I have some coffee intake, I can reply. :)

There really is no definitive, right or wrong answer here. There are
appropriate use cases for both a Child Theme and a Forked (derivative)
Theme, depending on intended use of the new Theme, the intended end user of
the new Theme, the development comfort level of the person developing the
new Theme, and the life cycle of the original/Parent Theme.

While there are some general principles (e.g. the more novice the
developer, or the more simple the derivative from the original, the more
likely a Child Theme is the better approach), it's really a question that
must be answered on a case-by-case basis.


On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 6:00 AM, Jan Dembowski <jan at dembowski.net> wrote:

> On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 5:33 AM, Andrew2.Nevins <
> Andrew2.Nevins at live.uwe.ac.uk> wrote:
>
> > If you're creating a new theme and want to use a theme like Twenty Twelve
> > or Toolbox as the bases,
> > Do you need to create a Child Theme?
> >
>
> IMHO that would be best. That way you can use the parent theme as a base
> and only have to worry about maintaining the code that you add in the child
> theme.
>
> Jan Dembowski
>
> P.S. Yep "Child theme's are cool" reply to draw out additional (and better)
> responce from Chip. ;)
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