http://themeshaper.com/forums/ Help In Shaping WordPress Themes en Wed, 22 May 2013 10:44:36 +0000 http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/it-is-important-to-make-a-child-theme-cant-we-work-on-thematic-directly#post-18175 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 22:12:21 +0000 Jonny Janiero 18175@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ <p>its works pretty much the same as if you started hacking core WordPress files. a new version drops, hacks are lost. thats why people started using hooks and filters to ammend WordPress core (over direct hacks).<br /> so, a child themes relationship to its parent is the same relationship as WordPress to a parent theme.<br /> many have argued that child themes add bloat and confusion.<br /> its just a safe extesion really. pretty much like having a super duper plugin that controls php and css. </p> http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/it-is-important-to-make-a-child-theme-cant-we-work-on-thematic-directly#post-18168 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 17:41:45 +0000 xxxevilgrinxxx 18168@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ <p>Agreed. Child themes used to confuse me at first but after a while of NEVER having to rehack your theme to pieces because of an upgrade, or - gasp! - opting not to upgrade! - I'd never go back to the old method. Child themes are much simpler. </p> http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/it-is-important-to-make-a-child-theme-cant-we-work-on-thematic-directly#post-18163 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 12:34:22 +0000 nickbernier 18163@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ <p>The main reason you want to make a child theme is to ensure that you can update/upgrade your base Thematic without having to track all the changes you had made in its cores files and then have to go back and redo it all.</p> <p>To me, that's the main reason why I've stuck to the child themes. </p> http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/it-is-important-to-make-a-child-theme-cant-we-work-on-thematic-directly#post-18161 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 06:50:08 +0000 renz 18161@http://themeshaper.com/forums/ <p>it is important to make a child theme???? cant we work on thematic directly </p>