Welcome to the Aegis Child Theme repository. This child theme is designed to extend the features of its parent theme, ensuring that your customizations remain unaffected when the parent theme is updated. This README provides a comprehensive guide on how to use and install the Aegis Child Theme.
Child themes are a safe way to modify a theme without actually making changes to the parent theme’s files. The Aegis Child Theme works in tandem with its parent theme, enabling you to make adjustments without worrying about future updates.
Before installing the Aegis Child Theme, ensure you have:
- The Aegis theme installed and activated.
- A working WordPress installation.
- Download the Aegis Child Theme
.zip
file. - Navigate to your WordPress dashboard.
- Go to
Appearance
>Themes
>Add New
. - Click on
Upload Theme
. - Choose the downloaded
.zip
file and clickInstall Now
. - After the installation is complete, click
Activate
.
- Extract the Aegis Child Theme
.zip
file. - Using an FTP client (like FileZilla), connect to your web server.
- Navigate to the
/wp-content/themes/
directory. - Upload the extracted folder here.
- Once uploaded, go to your WordPress dashboard.
- Navigate to
Appearance
>Themes
. - You should see the Aegis Child Theme listed. Click
Activate
.
After activating the Aegis Child Theme, you can start customizing it:
- Go to
Appearance
>Customize
in your WordPress dashboard. - All customization options will be available here. Any changes you make will not affect the parent theme.
- Do not forget to click
Publish
after making your desired changes.
Note: If there are template files in the child theme, they will override the equivalent file in the parent theme.
For support, please raise an issue in the GitHub repository.
Contributions are welcome! Please read our CONTRIBUTING.md file for guidelines on how to contribute.
The Aegis Child Theme is licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.0. For more details, see the LICENSE file.