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When should you use a child theme for WordPress? It is important to create a child theme if you plan to make any custom changes to the code.

This way, when the theme is updated, any custom changes to the code will not be overwritten.

Traditionally, when working with WordPress, this has required making a copy of the functions.php and style.css to create the child theme and enqueuing the child theme to the parent theme.

With the different file structure in Full Site Editing, some adjustments needed to be made for all of the appropriate files to be found.

Fortunately, with the creation of the Create Block Theme plugin by WordPress.org, creating not only a child theme but a completely custom theme or style variation is easier than ever.

Setting Up The Create Block Theme Plugin On WordPress

First, you will want to install and activate the WordPress block theme that you want to create your new theme or child theme for – in this case, I’m using Twenty Twenty-Two.

Next, take the following steps:

Go to Plugins > Add New.

In the search window, find “Create Block Theme.”

Click Install and Activate.

With the plugin installed, you will have some new options under Appearance, including Create Block Theme and Manage theme fonts.

Creating A WordPress Child Theme

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