Learning how to create a WordPress child theme is a crucial skill for anyone who wants to get the most out of their site. Child themes are the safest way to customize WordPress and they allow you to change literally anything about your website.

Creating a WordPress child theme is also a great way to enhance your web design skills and learn more about the WordPress platform. Plus, it’s easy. You can achieve a lot by simply copying and pasting. As a consequence, it’s even feasible for beginners.

In this article, I will give you a step-by-step introduction to how to create a WordPress child theme and use it to customize your site at will. This is a long guide (more than 7,700 words). For that reason, feel free to use the links below to jump to the sections most interesting to you:

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