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user305084

Reputation: 41

WordPress Child Theme including includes files

I am working at a WordPress setup on my local computer using AMPPS as my localhost. Using the Delta Theme I created a Child Theme (delta2-child). The initial setup works great. However, I need to change a file in the includes folder called home-slider.php.

location of original file:

c:\Program Files (x86)\Ampps\www\armstrong\wp-content\themes\delta\includes\home-slider.php

Location of Child Theme files:

c:\Program Files (x86)\Ampps\www\armstrong\wp-content\themes\delta2-child\includes\home-slider.php

If I move the home-slider file to the Child Theme folder[ delta2-child\includes\home-slider.php ], the theme still uses the Parent Themes home-slider file.

If I add the following to the CT's functions.php file:

require_once( get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . "/includes/home-slider.php" ); */

I get the following error:

Warning: require_once(C:\Program Files (x86)\Ampps\www\armstrong/wp-content/themes/delta/includes/home-slider.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\Program Files (x86)\Ampps\www\armstrong\wp-content\themes\delta2-child\header.php on line 87

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Ampps\www\armstrong/wp-content/themes/delta/includes/home-slider.php' (include_path='.;C:\php\pear') in C:\Program Files (x86)\Ampps\www\armstrong\wp-content\themes\delta2-child\header.php on line 87

Can any knowledgeable soul tell me how to refer to the home-slider file without gernerating the error above.

Upvotes: 3

Views: 7266

Answers (3)

Mo'men Mohamed
Mo'men Mohamed

Reputation: 1909

you can use get_template_part function

Change 

require_once( get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . "/includes/home-slider.php" );

to

get_template_part('includes/home-slider');

Upvotes: 5

Heather
Heather

Reputation: 305

Mo'men Is correct above. OP please mark him as the correct answer. The only error is he neglected to surround the file path with ' .

get_template_part('includes/home-slider');

Upvotes: 0

Manav
Manav

Reputation: 551

Don't move the home-slider.php file from parent theme to child theme. Make a copy of this file into your child theme folder then do what you want to do in this file. It will override the functionality of parent file.

For further information about child theme please read: codex.wordpress.org/child-theme

Upvotes: 0

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