Child Themify Plugin
Install this plugin.
When you are ready to create a child theme, install and activate this plugin.
Go to the WordPress Menu
Open Appearance > Create Child Theme
- Select the parent theme from the drop-down menu
- Enter the destination directory.
- The “best practice” is to use a dash and the word “child” in lower case. [You can ignore the “Advanced Fields.”]
You’re Done!
- Clean up:
- Active the child theme
- Deactivate the themify plugin
- NOTE: It’s OK to delete this plugin at any time.