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child theme integration

@hash73

Participant

11 years, 6 months ago

Hi everyone,

I have unfortunately created a custom theme, started using buddypress with member profiles that have been populated, and now need to create a child theme to customise it. I realise I’ve done this the wrong way round but can’t seem to find a solution.

Can this be achieved after the fact? If so, can someone point me in the right direction in how to set this up with minimum downtime please.

Look forward to a response,
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@henrywright-1

Member

11 years, 6 months ago

Building a child theme and then switching shouldn’t be a problem. For a tutorial on how to create a child theme see the Codex
https://codex.buddypress.org/legacy/building-a-buddypress-child-theme/

@hash73

Participant

11 years, 6 months ago

Hi Henry,

Just to confirm…

The site has a custom WP theme with BP integrated as standard. So it’s already inherited some of the styles and such. So if I make a child theme as above to the BP install, will it keep all the users and profiles intact?

Assuming it just calls the child theme because there is one.

Thanks

@hash73

Participant

11 years, 6 months ago

Actually I’ve just created the child theme and obviously it doesn’t work as it’s not the active theme.

So in essence, I don’t want a buddypress theme to activate as I already have my own, I just want to use buddypress within my own theme, and customise it.

Any ideas,
Thanks

@hnla

Participant

11 years, 6 months ago

But that was the point of BP 1.7, theme compatibility. The codex is your friend, have a look through it for info on working with theme compatibility.

@hash73

Participant

11 years, 6 months ago

Thanks guys…the codex does indeed rule.

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