Download a child theme
We provide free sample child theme ready for use at github.com/webmandesign/child-theme Please read the instructions provided for how to use and set up the child theme.
“Child theme” plugin
Maybe even better solution for you would be to use a “Child theme” plugin, which provides you with more flexibility, is easier to use, and you don’t need to switch themes. It also works with any block (FSE – Full Site Editing) theme.
When and how to use a child theme?
If you need to make any styling or functional changes to the theme, please use the WordPress native child theme functionality. This way you can continue updating the parent (original) theme without any worry of your changes being overwritten as all your custom styles and functionality are kept in a separate child theme. You can read more about child themes on WordPress Codex pages.
You can put all your custom CSS styles into YOUR_CHILD_THEME/style.css file. (Or you can use Appearance → Customize → Additional CSS for that but if you are using a child theme I recommend adding CSS code into your child theme’s style.css file.)
If you also want to change the functionality of your original theme using PHP code, do so in YOUR_CHILD_THEME/functions.php file. You can freely modify any parent theme functionality by hooking onto a specific filter or action or unhooking the parent theme functionality altogether.
For more information on child themes please read your theme’s documentation – usually the “Theme Modifications“ section of the documentation.
Child theme included
Premium WebMan Design themes sold at ThemeForest.net (Envato Market) contain a preset child theme you can use out of the box.
This child theme can be found in the package you downloaded from the ThemeForest (please make sure you download the whole package by selecting “All files & documentation” when clicking the download button) within child-theme subfolder. You can find a child theme installation ZIP file there which you then simply install via your WordPress dashboard in Appearance → Themes → “Add New” → “Upload Theme”.
Resources
Important information
Please note that we do not provide support for custom theme modifications! You alone are responsible for all the changes you apply to the themes on your website server. If you don’t feel comfortable enough coding, please, consider hiring someone who could help.