Aegis Child Theme

Welcome to the Aegis Child Theme repository.

A pristine architectural canvas. Inherits the full Aegis core while providing a blank, unopinionated foundation for custom deployment.

This child theme works in tandem with its parent theme, ensuring that your architectural customizations remain safe during core updates. It offers a secure environment to extend functionality and refine styles without modifying the parent structure.

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

1.0.2 - 2026-01-19

• Added GitHub Actions workflow for automated releases.
• Updated theme branding and description.
• Updated GPL License to 3.0.
• 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 v3.0. For more details, see the LICENSE file.

Suggestions?

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