nm, i think i got it! just went ‘back to the basics’ and avoided the whole “theme compatability” stuff. with with some help from fellow user @ morten from riftlabs, i should be up and running soon …
thanks john. i followed the instructions, and edited the style.css in /wp-content/themes/bbpresslifestyle …
snippet:
* Theme Name: bbpresslifestyle
* Template: lifestyle
and activated the child theme via dashboard. the result is:
http://www.mandressed.com/?forum=mandressed-forum
and some of my page elements from the parent theme (not all) are no longer displaying. again, i wonder if it’s because of the theme’s custom framework.
or i’m really, really close…
(betting on the former).
meh.
thanks!
>>If this is not a custom theme under your control (meaning you are not the author) you’ll want to copy the entire “/bbpress/bbp-themes/bbp-twentyten” folder into your themes folder, rename it to something else, and modify your style.css to make it a custom child theme of whatever your current theme is. <<<
OK. Retracted my previous efforts after realizing I probably misinterpreted the directions, and just freshly installed the twentyten folder (as suggested above) into my themes folder and renamed it. So … at this point, how do I modify the style.css to “make it a custom theme.”?
Thaaaanks
OK,
You guys are phenomenal.
(I almost can’t wait to screw up again!)
