I know that this is an easy task for the most of you, but there are still enough people that are not familiar with Child Themes.
Upload Thematic
Download the Thematic Theme Framework (current release) from wordpress.org or a stable development release from thematic4you.com and extract the zip file. Take the /thematic/ folder and upload it to your /wp-content/themes/ directory through FTP. Make sure that you upload the whole directory structure of the /thematic/ folder including all subdirectories and files.
Upload the Child Theme
The next step is to find a child theme that is designed to be installed over the parent theme you chose. In this case, I’ll be using our new BT Extended child theme for Thematic. Please be aware, that you need the stable development release of Thematic for this child theme.
Similar to the previous step, you extract the /BTExtended_Thematic/ folder and upload it to the /wp-content/themes/ directory via your FTP client. Make sure that you upload the whole directory structure of the /BTExtended_Thematic/ folder including all subdirectories and files.
Activate the Child Theme
Now that you have both the parent theme and child theme uploaded, the final step is to activate the child theme. In your WordPress admin panel, simply navigate to the Appearance -> Themes menu, and select the child theme you selected. You don’t need to activate the parent theme. All that it needs to do is sit in the theme directory.
Credits:
Thanks a lot to Leland for his original post.
2 Comments
Hi Chris, I just came across your site – and I must say : Your Theme looks awesome ! Milo has done a great job w/ the design aspect of it – however , I have always loved the grid structure of the Thematic Theme over any other framework out there . When users ask my opinion on a fast SEO friendly theme ( the first thing they usually throw at me is the Thesis Theme ) ; my response to them is : ” Why not consider the Thematic Theme instead ? its just as fast loading , and SEO optimized as any theme out there & its FREE ! helloooo ??? “ . It amazes me that most users are under the misguided notion that a Theme will make them SEO preferred in googles search engines and will gain them page rank ! So ridiculous . I had downloaded the Thematic framework some months ago , and my initial idea was to begin designing Skins for it . Unfortunately I became so busy w/ other projects – and I didnt have the opportunity to do so , but I am still harbouring the notion and at some point : I will do it !
When I do finally produce something worthy , I shall be dropping by again to give you a preview and hopefully get your approval . Thank you for building such a great Theme – as it will always be my favorite above all themes .
Wishing you much continued future success within all of your life & career endeavors .
Mia
Dude. I just discovered the Thematic framework and have to tell you that you rock!
That is all.
2 Trackbacks
[...] theme, featuring a four column fluid layout, featuring a four column fluid layout, recoded with Chris from Thematic4You.Enabled with flickr support, pagenavi support, custom field options, flash clock, related posts and [...]
[...] Blogging Times Extended WordPress Theme theme, featuring a four column fluid layout, recoded with Chris from Thematic4You.Enabled with flickr support, pagenavi support, custom field options, flash clock, related posts and [...]