I use FileZilla<\/a> \u2014 to connect to your website. From there, you can open the files from your server on your machine, make the changes, and save them back to the copy on the server.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis process is pretty safe \u2014 but some people finding using a FTP client a bit cumbersome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You\u2019ll have to decide which option is best for you and I\u2019m confident you\u2019ll get comfortable with any of the three options with enough practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wrapping Up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
If you\u2019ve never used a child theme before, hopefully this article showed you that it\u2019s not too difficult and will help you get one up and running.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Like I mentioned earlier, there\u2019s really no downside to using a child theme, so even if you don\u2019t plan on making a lot of tweaks to WordPress, it can be beneficial to go ahead and put a child theme in place in case you change your mind down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trying to add a child theme later is more work \u2014 so why not just set things up with future flexibility in place?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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