Setting up a Child Theme the right way
/*
Theme Name: Name Child Theme
Theme URI: http://example.com/name-child-theme/
Description: Description about this Child Theme
Author: your name
Author URI: http://yoursite.com
Template: parent-theme-slug
Version: optional
Tags: optional
Text Domain: name-child-theme
*/
/* =Theme customization starts here
-------------------------------------------------------------- */
<?php
/**
* The right way to make a child theme is to
* enqueue the stylesheet of the parent in the
* functions file of the child.
*
* used in wpti.ps/?p=512
*/
function so_enqueue_parent_theme_css() {
wp_enqueue_style( 'parent-theme', get_template_directory_uri() . '/style.css' );
}
add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'so_enqueue_parent_theme_css' );