Child theme error

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Hello!

I have just bought Newspaper theme [Version 8.1] and I would like to modify some of the modules, but I can’t activate the child theme in WordPress Admin, it says “The parent template is corrupt. Newspaper parent template must be installed.” But the Newspaper v.8.1. parent template is installed. And next to this error message I saw the child theme’s name is “Newspaper 7 Child theme”.

I found another topic where you said I should use “function theme_enqueue_styles()” lines without ‘c’, but it didnt work for me.

My FTP folder look like this:
FTP folder
And here is my child theme functions.php:
Child theme

Thank you!

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Hi,

Please use this guide to properly create your child theme: https://forum.tagdiv.com/the-child-theme-support-tutorial/
Start with the one already present in the theme package: https://www.screencast.com/t/y20vZdH81

Thank you!

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Hi,

I read and used that guide to create a child theme, but it didn’t work.
I tried now, I unziped the theme package again and I uploaded the child theme without a modification next to the parent theme on the FTP server but it still the same.
FTP folder: http://www.screencast.com/t/Hv8xUiV8eo0

I have the latest WordPress: http://www.screencast.com/t/Pe5DDGkg
Wordpres Theme settings with the error message: http://www.screencast.com/t/kdT16FGUzv
I have the latest version (8.1) of Newspaper, and the child theme functions.php looks like this: http://www.screencast.com/t/HnrUjrRb9gv

Thank you for your help!

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Please check the uppercase and lowercase names. The exact same name must be uses. newspaper is not equal to Newspaper

Thank you!

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I checked and modified the names. Now they are the same, but the WordPress still sees this child theme as a broken theme.
So after I downloaded your theme from envato.com, the only modification that I made before upload is changed the uppercase “N” to lowercase “n”, and I can’t activate the child theme. I use a fresh website, fresh WordPress database, I don’t have posts, plugins or anything yet. What else can I do? Should I wait for an update?

Thank you very much!

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Hello nasadino,

Unfortunately, I do not exactly understand why do you have changed the N in n? Please leave the name of these files to be exactly when it comes from Theme Forest, like this -> https://www.screencast.com/t/Zfig6kYRQi22 Try to make a new clean install from scratch via FTP and please do not change anything and follow our useful guide here -> https://forum.tagdiv.com/install-via-ftp/

Thanks for your understanding!

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