Create and activate a child theme in WordPress

If you plan to make CSS changes to your WordPress theme, then you may first want to create a child theme. Changes made to a child theme will remain when your theme is updated. You have two options for creating a child theme:

  • Do it yourself following the instructions in the tables below.

WordPress Premium Support


  • Create a child theme for WordPress
  • Activate a theme in WordPress

Do it yourself

Process Difficulty
Create a child theme for WordPress Advanced
Change a theme in WordPress Basic

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