What is a child theme in WordPress and why should I use one?

A child theme is a theme that inherits the functionality and styling of another theme, called the parent theme.

Using a child theme allows you to customize your site without modifying the parent theme’s files.

This way, you can update the parent theme without losing your customizations.

To create a child theme, you’ll need to create a new folder in your themes directory and add a style.css file with a special header.

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