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ThemeShaper Forums Topic: child themes not working http://themeshaper.com/forums/ Help In Shaping WordPress Themes en Tue, 21 May 2013 14:57:44 +0000 EvilEsq on "child themes not working" http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/child-themes-not-working#post-3927 Sun, 17 May 2009 06:19:18 +0000 EvilEsq 3927@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ You're welcome. Glad to know the patient is finally breathing on its own. Cheers! joecrunk on "child themes not working" http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/child-themes-not-working#post-3926 Sun, 17 May 2009 05:47:11 +0000 joecrunk 3926@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ You just might be the smartest person in the world. The entire world. The only thing broken was not my theme it was my common sense. I made the same mistake with thematic that I was making with the gallery directory. I had thematic 0.9 folder instead of the next level in the directory just "thematic". I guess some child themes are idiot proof and will work with a wrong directory path and thematic it self was working with an incorrect path so I was convinced I had the only down load of gallery with major bugs even though it worked for the rest of the world. Fixed all my directory paths and am sticking my self in the corner for stupid behavior now. Thank you so much for your patience and dilegence working with me through this.You are the boom stick. grace+peace EvilEsq on "child themes not working" http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/child-themes-not-working#post-3923 Sun, 17 May 2009 00:43:14 +0000 EvilEsq 3923@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ Check that you installed thematic correctly. As with all templates install only from the second level of the unzipped directory down. Your top level directory on your server for thematic should be "thematic" NOT "thematic0.9" If the later is the case, reinstall thematic. Once that is working satisfactorily then do the following again. 1) Download the newest version of the gallery theme here: <a href="http://www.chris-wallace.com/2009/05/05/gallery-11-now-available/" rel="nofollow">http://www.chris-wallace.com/2009/05/05/gallery-11-now-available/</a> 2) Don't put the child theme inside the Thematic directory. Just add it to the 'themes' directory... all directories and files from 'gallery' down... not gallery-1.1.1 down. 3) Switch to the gallery template in admin panel -> appearance -> themes Don't edit anything until you completed the foregoing steps and verify that it's working. You may need to reset your widgets under appearance -> thematic options. joecrunk on "child themes not working" http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/child-themes-not-working#post-3922 Sat, 16 May 2009 22:11:03 +0000 joecrunk 3922@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ That didn't work either.I tried in my thematic directory, it has a sample child theme. I created a folder and named it "sample" in my wp-content-themes directory and put all the files inside from that thematic sample and I get template missing. I tried on the gallery theme opening it up and uploading the theme with just the direct path to gallery and it still says I am missing a template. Most of the thematic child themes I get the error message template missing. I really don't know what I am doing wrong it has to be on my end because other people are using these themes no problem. So let me start over with a play by play: I go to smashing magazine.com I download the gallery theme in a zip folder saved to my documents. I unzip the folder using 7 zip which creates an unzipped gallery file. If you click on this file it takes you to another folder that says gallery.If you click on that it takes you to all the files for gallery. I am hosting on website palace and they offer an <a href="http://FTP." rel="nofollow">FTP.</a> So I clicked on the gallery unzipped folder to open it to the second gallery folder and uploaded that to wp-content-themes. Thematic its self is my current default template. I have no idea what to do. Every thing I have read it looks to me I am following the instructions to the T. I have the latest version of word press and thematic. I am uploading the most direct file path to the folder. And still an error. I guess I may need to use something other then thematic right now because there is something critical I am missing. I am not an advaced enough user to trouble shoot this either which is the real problem. Thanks for your help though I will continue to try any suggestions I can get to fix this problem. Its a really sweet theme. EvilEsq on "child themes not working" http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/child-themes-not-working#post-3858 Wed, 13 May 2009 19:47:46 +0000 EvilEsq 3858@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ Scratch my musing in re the index.php file. I just downloaded and installed and activated the Gallery theme on my system with no problem. So I know it works. This is likely your problem: When you decompress a theme it creates a top level directory, in this case: "gallery-1.1.1" with a sub directory "gallery" You only want to copy the subdirectory "gallery" and everything below it into your wp-content -> themes directory. In the link above, you have a reference to "gallery-1.1.1" which means you included that directory in the hierarchy. Delete gallery off your server and reinstall. Sorry I didn't catch that before. Good luck! joecrunk on "child themes not working" http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/child-themes-not-working#post-3857 Wed, 13 May 2009 18:36:50 +0000 joecrunk 3857@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ I am pretty green on coding so let me repeat what your saying. I have a index.php folder in my child themes directory and that should not be there. So I deleted and unzipped the whole gallery child theme package again and right now I am using Aptana to read my files.I switched back to the unedited style shhet where I didn't delete anything So I need to take the files out of the index.php file? and move them where? Sorry I am reading Html,Xhtml,and css for dummies so I am trying to catch up on the programming end.I have a good grasp but I am still reaching. Thanks for all your help. EvilEsq on "child themes not working" http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/child-themes-not-working#post-3836 Tue, 12 May 2009 06:36:06 +0000 EvilEsq 3836@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ It appears you have an index.php in your child theme directory? Not sure but I don't think that's kosher. I suggest this. Delete your current child theme (keep copies of your files). Recreate the directory and copy the files from the thematic-sample-child-theme into your (new) child theme directory. Copy and paste you code snippets into these files. Hope that does the trick. joecrunk on "child themes not working" http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/child-themes-not-working#post-3832 Tue, 12 May 2009 04:31:36 +0000 joecrunk 3832@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ Okay well here is the style sheet for gallery. I deleted the line with thematic in it at the top and now it loads for some reason but does not display correctly. I am a novice on code so I dunno here it is: /* Theme Name: Gallery, a Thematic child theme Theme URI: <a href="http://www.chris-wallace.com/2009/05/04/gallery-wordpress-theme/" rel="nofollow">http://www.chris-wallace.com/2009/05/04/gallery-wordpress-theme/</a> Description: The ultimate gallery-style Thematic child theme for WordPress. Author: Chris Wallace Author URI: <a href="http://chris-wallace.com" rel="nofollow">http://chris-wallace.com</a> . This work, like WordPress, is released under GNU General Public License, version 2 (GPL). <a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html</a> . */ /* Reset browser defaults */ @import url('../thematic/library/styles/reset.css'); /* Apply a basic layout */ @import url('../thematic/library/layouts/2c-l-fixed.css'); /* Apply basic image styles */ @import url('../thematic/library/styles/images.css'); /* Prepare theme for plugins */ @import url('../thematic/library/styles/plugins.css'); input,select,textarea{ color: #eee; background-color: #3F3F3F; -moz-border-radius: 3px; -webkit-border-radius: 3px; border-radius: 3px } input[type="submit"], input[type="button"], joecrunk on "child themes not working" http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/child-themes-not-working#post-3831 Tue, 12 May 2009 04:23:11 +0000 joecrunk 3831@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ Well I just got it working but it doesn't display correctly. My site is mechanicallyhuman.com I have these now: Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /home/content/j/o/e/joecrunk/html/wordpress/wp-content/themes/gallery-1.1.1/gallery/index.php on line 3 and this: <div id="post-22" class=" Fatal error: Call to undefined function thematic_post_class() in /home/content/j/o/e/joecrunk/html/wordpress/wp-content/themes/gallery-1.1.1/gallery/index.php on line 27 EvilEsq on "child themes not working" http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/child-themes-not-working#post-3830 Tue, 12 May 2009 04:18:19 +0000 EvilEsq 3830@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ Here's another link that may help your trouble shooting: <a href="http://wangenweb.com/2008/07/creating-wordpress-child-themes/" rel="nofollow">http://wangenweb.com/2008/07/creating-wordpress-child-themes/</a> joecrunk on "child themes not working" http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/child-themes-not-working#post-3821 Mon, 11 May 2009 22:26:26 +0000 joecrunk 3821@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ Thank you I will try this to on my end.Let me know what happens on your end. EvilEsq on "child themes not working" http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/child-themes-not-working#post-3817 Mon, 11 May 2009 18:25:01 +0000 EvilEsq 3817@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ I found that if "Template: thematic" is not in the child theme style.css the theme won't show up. I'll review my installation again and see if anything else occurs to me. joecrunk on "child themes not working" http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/child-themes-not-working#post-3815 Mon, 11 May 2009 16:49:27 +0000 joecrunk 3815@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ Update: Gallery 1.1.1 is "broken" "missing template"<still> "Commune" theme "broken" missing template. It is hit or miss with this thing for me right now. Any suggestions any one? Thanks joecrunk on "child themes not working" http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/child-themes-not-working#post-3810 Mon, 11 May 2009 06:31:59 +0000 joecrunk 3810@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ update to the update: Okay three child themes,"second to none" "sugar cane" and "smoking blue 2" all have the broken and missing template error on my dash board. Thematic is always there and working fine. And yeah I am installing them one at a time not all at once. "Rusty Grunge" worked fine am still testing. Really confused why one works and three don't? joecrunk on "child themes not working" http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/child-themes-not-working#post-3809 Mon, 11 May 2009 06:20:09 +0000 joecrunk 3809@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ Yes I did. Here is an update. I just got the "rusty grunge" child theme to work.It is by the same author of the "gallery" theme I want to use. I drag dopped "rusty grunge" into the wp-content-themes folder where thematic is <like all the other child themes as well> but the rusty grunge is the only one to work so far. I have word press 2.7 and I have thematic 0.9 so I dunno I am stumped. I just switched zip programs and :rusty grunge" is working so I am going back to test other themes. Thanks for the link though. EvilEsq on "child themes not working" http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/child-themes-not-working#post-3808 Mon, 11 May 2009 06:07:48 +0000 EvilEsq 3808@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ Did you use the guide? <a href="http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/how-to-change-the-look-of-thematic-with-a-wordpress-child-theme" rel="nofollow">http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/how-to-change-the-look-of-thematic-with-a-wordpress-child-theme</a> joecrunk on "child themes not working" http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/child-themes-not-working#post-3807 Mon, 11 May 2009 01:40:01 +0000 joecrunk 3807@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ I am the local newbie. I found the most awesome word press theme over at smashing magaizine called "gallery" I found out I needed thematic and since then have studied and researched on installing thematic and then child themes. So thematic is in my wordpress-content-themes folder with my other themes and works no problem on my dash board. Every time I install gallery I get the "broken" missing template message. So I down loaded other child themes. I have been through three themes now and all are missing some template that makes them broken in my dash board. What am I doing wrong? I have been reading and surfing trying to fix this for two days and finally I give up. I need some help or a point in the right direction to find my answer. Thanks