Aegis Child Theme

Welcome to the Aegis Child Theme repository.

Aegis Child is the blank canvas of the Aegis framework: clean by default, built for precise overrides, and ready for production customization.

Built to pair with its parent theme, Aegis Child keeps your customizations isolated from framework updates while giving you a focused layer for templates, patterns, global styles, and project-specific functionality.

Table of Contents

• Prerequisites
• Installation
  • Method 1: Using the WordPress Dashboard
  • Method 2: Using FTP
• Usage
• Support
• Contributing
• Changelog
• License

Prerequisites

Before installing the Aegis Child Theme, ensure you have:

• The Aegis Theme installed and activated.
• A working WordPress installation.

Installation

Method 1: Using the WordPress Dashboard

1. Download the latest aegis-child.zip release from the GitHub repository.
2. Navigate to your WordPress dashboard.
3. Go to Appearance > Themes > Add New.
4. Click on Upload Theme.
5. Choose the downloaded .zip file and click Install Now.
6. After the installation is complete, click Activate.

Method 2: Using FTP

1. Extract the aegis-child.zip file.
2. Using an FTP client (like FileZilla), connect to your web server.
3. Navigate to the /wp-content/themes/ directory.
4. Upload the extracted aegis-child folder here.
5. Once uploaded, go to your WordPress dashboard.
6. Navigate to Appearance > Themes.
7. You should see the Aegis Child Theme listed. Click Activate.

Usage

After activating the Aegis Child Theme, you can start customizing it:

1. Go to Appearance > Editor in your WordPress dashboard.
2. All customization options will be available here. Any changes you make will not affect the parent theme.
3. Do not forget to click Save after making your desired changes.

Support

For support, please raise an issue in the GitHub repository.

Contributing

Please read our CONTRIBUTING.md file for guidelines on how to contribute.

Changelog

1.0.3 - 2026-05-04

• Clarified parent-child loading requirements, including the Template: aegis directory dependency (/wp-content/themes/aegis).
• Expanded installation and usage documentation to describe block theme inheritance and child override behavior.
• Updated theme package metadata to version 1.0.3 and aligned minimum PHP to 8.1.
• Added root theme compatibility file (index.php) guidance for distribution expectations.
• Aligned licensing with the parent theme (GNU GPL v2 or later) across headers, package metadata, docs, and LICENSE text.

1.0.2 - 2026-01-19

• Added GitHub Actions workflow for automated releases.
• Updated theme branding and description.
• Documentation improvements.

1.0.1 - 2025-07-11

• Set the version number to 1.0.1.

1.0.0 - 2023-11-01

• Initial release.

License

The Aegis Child Theme is licensed under the GNU General Public License v2 or later, the same terms as the Aegis parent theme. For the full text, see the LICENSE file.

Suggestions?

To propose improvements to this repository, please open an issue or pull request.