multisite with multiple child themes

[stipto 0]

Hello, Anyone know how to properly set up a multisite with different child themes? Platform Pro and the base theme are both network activated. All sites use the base theme but one change in base.css reflects the same way on all sites. Basically I want some changes to be "global" and some "local". So one main base child theme and every site should have it's sub-base theme as well. Thanks in advance!

[Sourena 2]

You need to create several child themes, all based on your main PlatformBase child theme. Name them differently and choose them as theme for your different sites.

[stipto 0]

Thanks Sourena, I will try this one out. Thanks!

[stipto 0]

Hey Sourena, How to create a new Child Theme? Can't find documentation anywhere. I've copied the platformbase folder and named it differently. Then I renamed the base.css and in style.css I gave it a new title as well. It's not coming up in my Appearance > Themes section. Thanks, Rui.

[stipto 0]

Okay, I've found a way and don't know if this is "normal". As the network admin, I went to Sites > Edit (on one of my sub-sites). Under Theme I was able to activate my child theme. Then, in the backoffice of my sub-site I could find it under Appearance > Themes and activated it. This only worked on one of the sub-sites. As for the other sub-sites, I can activate the theme as Network Admin but it doesn't appear under Appearance > Themes in the sub-site. Guess this isn't the way to go?

[Simon 248]

In theory you should be able to enable PatformPro and PlatformBase in the site super admin page. Then when you creat new blogs, they each have their own database but share all the files, so you can activate the same theme as many times on different blogs and they will all have independent settings, you are right about the base.css as they all share the same base.css If you want to have seperate custom css then why not use the custom css box in Platforms settings?

[stipto 0]

Hey Simon, Indeed, I could put the custom css in the custom.css box. Am gonna try that one out.