It is always better to use a child theme while doing changes to the site / theme. But, as a volunteer at the Graphene Theme Support forum, I see so many people struggling to set up a child theme for the Graphene theme. So, I’ve decided to create a child theme template for the Graphene theme.
You can download the child theme template in this page. It has two files. A ready to use style.css file which is mandatory, and a blank functions.php file.
Download Graphene Child Theme
Click on the above image to download the Graphene Child theme
How to install it?
Download the child theme from the above link. Then go to Appearance –> Themes –> Install Themes and click on Upload. Browse the downloaded theme and hit the Install Now button. Activate the theme in the next step.
Or,
Extract the contents of the graphene-child.zip file and upload the graphene-child folder to the wp-content/themes/ directory using FTP. Then go to Appearance –> Themes and Activate the Graphene Child theme.
(If you’re using a custom header image, then, you need to restore the header image after activating the child theme. The same applies to background images and custom menus as well.)
Have any doubts? Feel free to post a comment or create a thread in the Graphene theme support forum.
- Prasanna SP
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Josh
January 22, 2012 at 1:58 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Love your idea for the child theme download!! Nice work. I’ll be sure to send people your way as they struggle with this.
Thanks!!!
Prasanna SP
January 22, 2012 at 8:46 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Thanks Josh!
Josh
January 23, 2012 at 3:18 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Yes Sir. And just to expand a little, any custom background will also need to be replaced.
(I’ve already referenced your page here twice )
Prasanna SP
January 23, 2012 at 11:58 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Ah! Yes, thanks for notifying this. I’ve updated the post.
Thank you so much! It’s been downloaded 38 times within one day!
Helmut
January 31, 2012 at 4:52 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Hello Josh!
Thanks for Your Support..
unfortunatly i get this Message:
?> Fatal error: Cannot redeclare _check_activewidgets() (previously declared in /customers/0/3/f/doc-germanicus.net/httpd.www/dox/wp-content/themes/graphene-child/functions.php:4) in /customers/0/3/f/doc-germanicus.net/httpd.www/dox/wp-content/themes/graphene/functions.php on line 2681Any sugestions..?
Helmut
Prasanna SP
January 31, 2012 at 10:28 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Hi Helmut, can you please give me the code that you entered in the child theme’s functions.php file?
use http://pastebin.com to share codes
Helmut
January 31, 2012 at 11:47 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
I use the Code of the Download-ZIP..
Í´m looking for maybe changed code..
One Moment please!
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Helmut
January 31, 2012 at 11:59 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Hi Prasanna,
here the style.css:
http://pastebin.com/qX2SGz6m
Its looks like the original, i think..
The functions.php
http://pastebin.com/T6LrGV5H
Oooh.. there is some extra code.
Prasanna SP
February 1, 2012 at 9:46 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Oops! What’s that code in functions.php? Who added that?
Helmut
February 2, 2012 at 2:09 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
I have no glue!
Every time i load the right file up, it was overwritten by the first call off the child-theme..
I set it to 0644, so it runs ones, but then: its the same..
Only a different error-message:
Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /customers/0/3/f/doc-germanicus.net/httpd.www/dox/wp-content/themes/graphene-child/functions.php:2) in /customers/0/3/f/doc-germanicus.net/httpd.www/dox/wp-includes/pluggable.php on line 866Helmut
February 2, 2012 at 2:24 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Its so Funny.. or superspicious..? ggg
I try the this:I taking the functions.php from the “Mother”theme, delete all, but the “comment-Header” and the start and endpoint (PHP)
http://pastebin.com/6i2KT3Tj
Now its seens to work OK..
stay on tuned!
Thank You!
Prasanna SP
February 3, 2012 at 10:30 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
That is not a good solution.. Clear everything in child theme finctions.php and try again..
ems
February 6, 2012 at 2:32 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Thanks so much for this post!! I’m a total newbie and can not figure out what to do with your file once I download it to my desktop. I am using bluehost for my website, I tried uploading the file into my file-manager but can’t seem to create a folder to put it in?
I’m in way over my head…hopefully you can help?
thanks!
Corine
February 15, 2012 at 7:12 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Thank you so much. I am absolutely not technical but loved the theme because of its easy of use. I didn’t know or understand how to create a child theme. Just to make sure though….. will any changes I make stay now even if there is an update or do I need to do something else to avoid losing changes?
Thanks,
Corine
Prasanna SP
February 16, 2012 at 12:04 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Any changes done to the child theme will retain even after the parent theme update. That’s what the purpose of using child theme for theme modifications!
Helmut
February 21, 2012 at 4:52 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Hi Prasanna!
Its seems that some Plugins overwrite the functions.php, or put there additional code in it.
And in the functions.php of the “mother”theme to..
==> ERROR..!
How can I prevent this Prob..?
Thanks!
Greetings from Stuttgart,
Helmut
Prasanna SP
February 21, 2012 at 10:22 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Hi Helmut,
That’s strange! Can you list out the plugins you’re using?
Dan
February 21, 2012 at 10:25 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Thanks so much for this post!! I’m a total newbie and can not figure out what to do with your file once I download it to my desktop. I am using bluehost for my website, I tried uploading the file into my file-manager but can’t seem to create a folder to put it in?
I’m in way over my head…hopefully you can help?
thanks!
Prasanna SP
February 21, 2012 at 10:32 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Hi Dan, please see “How To Install” section in this post.
Go to Appearance –> Themes –> Install Themes and click on Upload. Browse the downloaded child theme and hit the Install Now button. Activate the Graphene Child theme in the next step.
Let me know if you find any difficulties in installing the child theme.
Dan
February 21, 2012 at 10:39 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
I’m a bozo…thanks!
Helmut
February 22, 2012 at 4:00 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Please see here:
http://doc-germanicus.net/dox/fotografie/2012/02/21/pluginsused/
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Eleni
February 25, 2012 at 1:11 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Hello!
I read in forum that when we copy the id of the page that we don’t want to be viewed in first page, we write in options/display/css code this:
.post-427 {
display: none;
}
(And post-427 is the page id that we don’t want to display. )
I try to do this, but nothing happens. The page “ΕΜΕΙΣ” (in my site the page id is “.emeis” is always there.
Maybe I do something wrong?
I wrote:
.emeis {
display: none;
}
Is this ok?
Prasanna SP
February 29, 2012 at 4:25 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Hi Eleni,
ID of the ΕΜΕΙΣ page in your site is 479. (Not 427)
So, try this CSS code,
Let me know if it doesn’t work.
Eleni
March 1, 2012 at 12:57 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Thanks a lot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It works!!!!
Derek Haines
February 29, 2012 at 4:12 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Thanks so much for this!!! Brilliant. At last I’ve got a child theme that works!
Prasanna SP
February 29, 2012 at 4:26 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Thanks Derek!
Eleni
March 1, 2012 at 12:56 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
I really really appreciate your great help Prasanna!!!!!
Thanks a lot!
It works!!!!!!!
Prasanna SP
March 1, 2012 at 10:06 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Thanks Eleni!
Bluebox
March 14, 2012 at 4:50 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Hi Prasanna, I got the child theme to work thank you
I have had issues with drag n drop multi image uploads, they just stick on crunching and also the top bar… it’s the only customisaton I’ve put in the child theme css and although it works, the code gets published to the top of the page also:
http://79.170.44.93/west-tek-ltd.com/
any ideas why?
Prasanna SP
March 14, 2012 at 3:14 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Hi Bluebox,
About drag and drop media files, temporarily disable all plugins and try again.
Top bar issue,
sprite_h.png image is not there in your graphene-child/images directory. So, it is causing the problem.
Bluebox
March 14, 2012 at 3:56 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Hi Prasanna,
I deactivated the only active plugin and this images go up but stick on ‘crunching’… any ideas?
I also published the images folder to the graphene-child directory and although the sprite_h.png image now shows in the header it has not fixed the text that still shows across the top of the pages (and in some of the image upload popup screens).
Any advice would be great
Bluebox
Bluebox
March 21, 2012 at 4:56 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Hi Prasanna,
Any ideas about this naughty text that loads at the top of the page:
#top-bar { background: url(images/sprite_h.png) left -596px repeat-x #313130; border-bottom:1px solid #222; height: 10px; position: relative; z-index: 10; }
you can see it here: http://79.170.44.93/west-tek-ltd.com/
I can overcome this by removing the child theme but I really want to use the child theme as advised by yourself and other moderators of the Graphene forum…
Please let me know.
Many thanks
Bluebox
Prasanna SP
March 22, 2012 at 6:18 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Hi Bluebox, your custom CSS is somehow being added to the top of the pages. Did you add anything to the header file?
I could inspect this if you give me temporary access to your site’s admin area.
Bluebox
March 30, 2012 at 12:37 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Hi Prasanna,
Sorry for the late reply… my daughter has been unwell.
Thank you for your kind offer to inpect the site… can you email me and I’ll send you a private email with access details?
Many thanks
Fathima
April 19, 2012 at 10:16 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
I am getting Parse error when I try to download this Graphene Child Theme Template. What should I do now?
Fathima
April 19, 2012 at 10:24 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘”‘ in /home/prasazc8/public_html/wordpressblog/wp-content/plugins/download-monitor/download.php on line 674
Prasanna SP
April 20, 2012 at 8:56 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
It should be working now. Try again. – Graphene Child Theme.
Sorry for the inconvenience ..
Fathima
April 21, 2012 at 6:39 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Thanks for the child theme. I don’t have much knowledge technically.
Can you please tell me if in future I should work on my blog using child theme only
Also if I am using child theme for modifications and it is working perfect, how will it affect in the parent theme.
Prasanna SP
May 13, 2012 at 1:59 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
It is always good to make your customizations using a child theme. So that you won’t miss out your customizations on theme update.
Child theme modifications doesn’t affect parent theme unless your custom functions or CSS is buggy.
Ann Baker
May 13, 2012 at 6:34 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
thank you Prasanna! I had been struggling for hours following other instructions: Your download worked. Very grateful!
Prasanna SP
May 13, 2012 at 2:16 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
You’re welcome Ann Baker!
Andrea
May 23, 2012 at 10:47 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Dear, i hope that you will be so kind to help me.
I’m a beginner, and use a graphene thema. The first time, last sunday, i made a child graphene, like you explained (uploading a zip file) and eveyting wsa good. After, i can try to use child; in my ignorance, i done:
1) select php file in child
2) select header inside this
3) copy in it the code, suggested in forum support’graphene, for completing plugin moving slide
This operation had killed my site.. instead to see my site, i can only see the small box ,called “search”
With artisteer i can try to upload primitive thema , and it done ok; after by thema i reloaded graphene “daddy, principal”,
When i can start to reload a child graphe, web site shurt down like explained.
So now i cannot use a graphene child; can you help me? My site: www. wingsd.it
Please help!
Thanks a lot
Andrea
Alain RONK
July 7, 2012 at 10:50 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Hello Prasanna, how are you ?
I asked Josh but he did not respond, it may be on vacation …
I find the modification for my personal 404 !
Look here : http://www.modelisme-racer.fr/xc5cv8fkjj,;:!85875dfdvbn,;klmhjklcvn,l
But, I have a question :
I have the child theme for Graphene.
If I place the file 404.php in the theme child, and if there is an update of the theme that has a modification in this file, I would not have the modification !
What is the solution for all these files, except functions.php and style.css, please?
Best regards
Alain
Website : http://www.modelisme-racer.fr
Adam @ TPR
July 25, 2012 at 9:07 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Awesome write up … can’t believe I didn’t do this before …. nice and easy. No more re-tracing all my custom steps with every update.
Prasanna SP
July 31, 2012 at 7:52 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Glad you’ve found it useful. Thanks Adam!
globe-tukuru
July 28, 2012 at 2:38 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Your child theme work well!
Thank you very much!
Prasanna SP
July 31, 2012 at 7:54 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Thanks for your contributions globe-tukuru!
Mango
August 6, 2012 at 10:21 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Greetings Prasanna,
This is very timely information. One of my sites corrupted overnight for unknown reasons, possibly a rubbish plugin. Anyway today I am rebuilding from scratch as the original site was getting a bit aged etc, and was thinking about which theme to use.
The Theme upgrade is always an issue as your custom mods get trashed unless you have a child theme, but many people struggle with the concept of Child Themes. That issue is now solved and my decision about which Theme to use is easily made.
Just a question; will this Child Theme work with the new version 8 update? And how far away is version 8?
By the way, I really like your Theme!
Thanks again,
Mango
Bangkok
Mango
August 6, 2012 at 10:32 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Sorry, I meant Graphene version1.8 of course.
Been a long night!
Mango
Prasanna SP
August 6, 2012 at 8:13 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Hi Mango! This Child theme works with any version of Graphene theme, unless you change the name of parent theme!
Sorry to hear that your site got corrupted. Do you have back ups of your files and databases. If you have them, you can restore your site with those files. Let me know if you want any help from me to fix your site.
Andrea155
October 14, 2012 at 11:47 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Hi Prasanna, and thanks for your work! I’m a beginner using Graphene theme .. i had installed a portal child, but my function php (portal child, function php) is completely emty… this is a very problem for me, because i cannot past any modification (copied from support forum) it doesn’t work.. from control panel i n word press i can only see
my code in the higjest part of site…
my intersed is only obtain rotation header images.. i undesrtand that i have to modify php function but:
1) how
2) whi ch codes insert?
Thanks
Andrea
Prasanna SP
October 14, 2012 at 10:02 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Hi Andrea!
You need to put any php functions/code between opening (
<?php) and closing (?>) php tags. Otherwise it’ll break the theme.Example of child theme functions.php
Read more about php tags and basics here and here.
Andrea155
October 15, 2012 at 1:03 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
thanks!!! you have fixed my crashed site.. now iot works perfectly!
boxboy
October 17, 2012 at 12:54 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Using this. BTW is good.
Neil
November 7, 2012 at 9:18 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Hi, I just wanted to say thanks for the child theme. I have it installed on two of my Graphene sites and it works just fine.
However as a newbie I have what is probably a stupid question. When the next Graphene parent update comes along do I simply click update on the WordPress dashboard without making any changes to the installed child theme?
Hope that makes sense.
Andrea155
November 15, 2012 at 3:15 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Hello,
I have a big problem with the site Graphene has crashed. What I wanted to do was hide in the footer the written word press.
What I did:
1) I put in the child function.php code written by developer:
< ? phpgraphene_filter_gettext function ($ translated, $ original, $ domain) {
$ strings = array (
'Powered by% 1 $ s and the% 2 $ s.' => 'This site does not have Super Cow Power!'
);
if (empty ($ strings [$ original])) {
$ translations = & get_translations_for_domain ($ domain);
$ translated = $ translations-> translate ($ strings [$ original]);
}
return $ translated;
}
add_filter ('gettext', 'graphene_filter_gettext', 10, 3);
>
2) crashed: browser send me write: in salvatoristudioingegneria.com / httpdocs / wp-content / themes / graphene-child total
3) by ftp i try to delete code (orihìginally child function.pho WAS EMPTY, is Prasanna method)
4) Also with php function child emty not work
Is there a way to change daddy theme via ftp? Child theme is crashed, and site is down?
And away torstore child dunction.php (I saw it emty, blank)
Can you help me?
Thanks
PLease help
Prasanna SP
November 15, 2012 at 4:26 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Hi Andrea, I’ve answered your question in the graphene theme forum. please read this post.
Please put code in
<code>tag while posting comments here.Andrea155
November 15, 2012 at 4:37 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Thanks Prasanna for helping, i tryed to insery your codes. doesn’t work.
site is down. basically, is it possible to re load a php functionchild?
if you would an acount to see it, only by ftp, i sent you by facebbok (you have accepeed friendeship)
Terrible sorry, but i think to have done myself serious damage in my site
Prasanna SP
November 15, 2012 at 4:39 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Okay, I’ll try to fix it. Send me FTP login details through Facebook.
Robert Batson
February 25, 2013 at 6:18 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Would this be right to yuse for version 3.5.1?
Thank you
Prasanna SP
March 6, 2013 at 9:50 pm (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
Hi Robert Batson!
Yes, you can use it with any version of Graphene and WordPress.
Ernest
February 28, 2013 at 9:00 am (UTC 5.5) Link to this comment
High like your work I am trying to gain a little logic to all of this. Maybe you can see where I am making a mistake. I have add the code below to my child theme style.css file but I get no change, I have tried for or five of your scripts but none will do what they should. I am using the child theme that I download loaded from your site
THIS WILL NOT WORK ON MY SITE
THIS WILL NOT WORK ON MY SITE
BUT THIS WORKS OK
Thank You
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