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[karaokelove]

Wordpress Version: 4.5.2
Themeco Version: 4.4.2
Cornerstone Version: 1.2.4

Hi, I’m wanting to start customizing bbPress, and I’m reading I need to install a child theme. I’m already running the X Child Theme. Is this different? Any info I can get on how to work with bbpress templates would be amazing. Thanks!

[Darshana]

Hi there,

Thanks for writing in! You need to setup X child theme (https://community.theme.co/kb/how-to-setup-child-themes/) and the bbpress template files are under this folder (/x/bbpress/). You can override those templates by copying it into your child theme’s respective location (/x-child/bbpress/).

Hope that’s clear.

[karaokelove]

Cool, thanks! And is that something I just do from the file manager is cPanel?

[karaokelove]

Nevermind, I think I got it. So in …/X/bbpress, I just copied that whole /bbpress folder into the main X Child folder. Is this correct?

[karaokelove]

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[Joao]

Hi There

Yes it seems correct.

Let us know if you need help with this issue or anything else.

Joao

[Darshana]

Hi there,

Do not copy all the files into your child theme. You just need to copy the file that you want to change or to add custom functionality.

Thanks!

[karaokelove]

Oh, ok. So I should move them back, or is it ok to leave them like I have them?

[Rad]

Yes, please move them back or else it will override all the templates that aren’t meant to be loaded.

Thanks!

[karaokelove]

Sorry, I’m confused. I’m reading the instructions on the bbPress site, and it says to copy all files except style.css.

Download all the files from this folder except style.css. These are the files that will style your bbPress theme.

Now return to your child theme folder (wp-content > themes > yourthemefolder-child). Upload the default bbPress theme files to the child theme folder. You can change the image you see for your child theme in the admin area by uploading a new screenshot.png image to this folder.

[Rad]

Hi there,

You can follow it if you wish. But in development best practice to make them neat, you’ll just copy the files you’ll edit. Please also note that X theme has it’s own custom templates for bbPress, and copying all files over will, of course, overwrite every file that is made for X theme and bBpress integration.

That instruction applies if you’re going to fully integrate all templates to a theme. Like if you’re developing your own theme and has nothing to overwrite it.

It’s up to you, it’s just our recommendation to make it less messy, and to avoid future issues.

Thanks!

[karaokelove]

Gotcha, that makes sense. Thanks for the info!

[Darshana]

Glad we were able to help 🙂

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