Atticus Finch Child Theme

Atticus Finch Theme
A monochrome theme for WordPress

Customization via a Child Theme

Atticus Finch has a child theme available which allows you to easily add or change functions and styles. (You should never edit a theme's files directly. Always use a child theme.) Here's how to install it.

Upload the Child Theme to Your WordPress Install

First, get the child theme:

Download the child theme from this link: https://github.com/kjodle/atticus-finch-child/archive/master.zip
Save the file (atticus-finch-master.zip) to whichever location on your computer you prefer.

Uploading the Child Theme via the WordPress Backend

On your website, navigate to Appearance => Themes.
Click the "Add New" button at the top
.
Click the "Upload Theme" button at the top
.
Click "Choose File" and select the child theme .zip file.
Click "Install Now".
After a moment, you should see a message similar to this one:
Click "Activate". You can now edit the child theme's style.css and functions.php from the theme editor (Appearance => Editor).

Uploading the Child Theme via FTP

Save the file (atticus-finch-master.zip) to whichever location on your computer you prefer.
Rename the folder "atticus-finch-child-master" to "atticus-finch-child". (This step is optional.)
Unpack the .zip archive. Delete the .gitignore and <tt.gitattribute files.
Login to your site via FTP. (If you do not know your FTP login credentials, you will need to contact your web host.)
Navigate to "/wp-content/themes/" directory:
Upload the "atticus-finch-child" folder to your "/wp-content/themes/" directory.
On your website, navigate to Appearance => Themes.
Activate the "Atticus Finch Child" theme. You can now edit the child theme's style.css and functions.php from the theme editor (Appearance => Editor), or you can edit them locally and upload them via FTP.

Changing Styles via the Child Theme

The child theme will automatically load its own style sheet in /atticus-finch-child/style.css. You can add your own styles or override any theme styles there.

If you need to change mobile styles, go to the child theme's /atticus-finch-child/functions.php and uncomment the mobile line. In other words, change this:

<code>
	/* If you need to make changes to the child theme's mobile styles, uncomment the following line and edit the child theme's '/styles/mobile.css' file. */
//	wp_enqueue_style( 'atticus-finch-child-mobile-style', get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/styles/mobile.css', 'atticus-finch-mobile', wp_get_theme() -> get( 'Version' ), 'screen and (max-width: '. get_theme_mod( 'atticus_finch_mobile_breakpoint' ) . 'px)' );
</code>

to this:

<code>
	/* If you need to make changes to the child theme's mobile styles, uncomment the following line and edit the child theme's '/styles/mobile.css' file. */
	wp_enqueue_style( 'atticus-finch-child-mobile-style', get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/styles/mobile.css', 'atticus-finch-mobile', wp_get_theme() -> get( 'Version' ), 'screen and (max-width: '. get_theme_mod( 'atticus_finch_mobile_breakpoint' ) . 'px)' );
</code>

The child theme will now load /atticus-finch-child/styles/mobile.css. Make your mobile changes there. (Note: These changes will only apply when the mobile version of the theme is loaded, as set in the | mobile theme options.

You can also edit menu styles and print styles by making similar changes.

Note: Any time that you change the child theme, you should update the Version: number in style.css. By doing so, you ensure that the latest version of your child theme style sheets will load, rather than pulling the old versions out of either a server or browser cache.

Adding HTML or Scripts to WordPress

Atticus Finch supports both the wp_head() and wp_footer() functions. To use either function, simply uncomment out the appropriate function in functions.php and add your code between the closing and opening PHP tags.

For example, to add a simple "Hello, World" message to the <head> element:

Uncomment out the relevant function and add your HTML by changing this:

<code>
/* Add HTML or scripts to the <head> element by uncommenting the function below */
/*
function atticus_finch_header() { ?>
		Add your code here.
<?php }
add_action ('wp_head','atticus_finch_header');
*/
</code>

to this:

<code>
/* Add HTML or scripts to the <head> element by uncommenting the function below */
function atticus_finch_header() { ?>
		Hello, World.
<?php }
add_action ('wp_head','atticus_finch_header');
</code>

You can also use PHP by elminating the closing and opening PHP tags:

<code>
/* Add HTML or scripts to the <head> element by uncommenting the function below */
function atticus_finch_header() { 
		echo 'Hello, World.';
}
add_action ('wp_head','atticus_finch_header');
</code>

Achieving More Granular Placement of Code

Keep in mind that WordPress does not always place your code exactly where you want it, especially if you are loading a lot of other scripts. To more precisely place your code, copy the theme's header.php or footer.php files to the child theme folder and make your changes there.