I don't understand what is missing when the Install is reporting success, but the Themes page is reporting a Broken Theme. styles.css and functions.php included below.

Thank you, in advance, for your help!

When I installed the child theme, it seemed to find the parent.

Installing Theme from uploaded file: wp-velux-child.zip
Unpacking the package…

Installing the theme…

This theme requires a parent theme. Checking if it is installed…

The parent theme, Velux 1.1.3, is currently installed.

Theme installed successfully.

But the theme page is reporting the theme is broken

Broken Themes
The following themes are installed but incomplete.

Name    Description     
Velux Child The "velux" theme is not a valid parent theme.

styles.css:

/*
 Theme Name:   Velux Child
 Theme URI:    
 Description:  Velux Child Theme
 Author:       Jonathan Brown
 Author URI:   /
 Version:      1.0.0
 License:      GNU General Public License v2 or later
 License URI:  .0.html
 Tags:         light, dark, two-columns, right-sidebar, responsive-layout, accessibility-ready
 Text Domain:  velux
 Template:     velux
*/

functions.php

<?php
function my_theme_enqueue_styles() {

    $parent_style = 'velux'; 

    wp_enqueue_style( $parent_style, get_template_directory_uri() . '/style.css' );
    wp_enqueue_style( 'child-style',
        get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/style.css',
        array( $parent_style ),
        wp_get_theme()->get('Version')
    );
}
add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'my_theme_enqueue_styles' );
?>

I don't understand what is missing when the Install is reporting success, but the Themes page is reporting a Broken Theme. styles.css and functions.php included below.

Thank you, in advance, for your help!

When I installed the child theme, it seemed to find the parent.

Installing Theme from uploaded file: wp-velux-child.zip
Unpacking the package…

Installing the theme…

This theme requires a parent theme. Checking if it is installed…

The parent theme, Velux 1.1.3, is currently installed.

Theme installed successfully.

But the theme page is reporting the theme is broken

Broken Themes
The following themes are installed but incomplete.

Name    Description     
Velux Child The "velux" theme is not a valid parent theme.

styles.css:

/*
 Theme Name:   Velux Child
 Theme URI:    https://github/djjonbrown/wp-velux-child
 Description:  Velux Child Theme
 Author:       Jonathan Brown
 Author URI:   https://github/djjonbrown/
 Version:      1.0.0
 License:      GNU General Public License v2 or later
 License URI:  http://www.gnu/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
 Tags:         light, dark, two-columns, right-sidebar, responsive-layout, accessibility-ready
 Text Domain:  velux
 Template:     velux
*/

functions.php

<?php
function my_theme_enqueue_styles() {

    $parent_style = 'velux'; 

    wp_enqueue_style( $parent_style, get_template_directory_uri() . '/style.css' );
    wp_enqueue_style( 'child-style',
        get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/style.css',
        array( $parent_style ),
        wp_get_theme()->get('Version')
    );
}
add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'my_theme_enqueue_styles' );
?>

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1 Answer 1

From what I can tell Velux is a child theme of the Primer theme. I just made the same mistake... Velux is not a valid parent theme because it is a child theme!