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I have enfold theme installed in my Wordpress site. i have tried following things

1)i have create one folder named - enfold-child 2)i have create two files in that folder 1) style.css 2) functions.php 3)screenshot of parent theme enfold

now i have placed code in style.css like this

/*
Theme Name: Enfold
Description: <strong>A superflexible and responsive Business Theme by Kriesi</strong> - <br/> Update notifications available on twitter and facebook:<br/> <a href='http://twitter.com/kriesi'>Follow me on twitter</a><br/> - <a href='http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kriesi/333648177216'>Join the Facebook Group</a>
Version: 2.2
Author: Kriesi
Author URI: http://www.kriesi.at
License: Themeforest Split Licence
License URI: -
Theme URI: www.kriesi.at/themes/enfold/
Template: enfold
*/

but when i am open themes in admin panel this message displays in enfold child - This child theme requires its parent theme, Enfold.

so where does i mistaken

my enfold parent theme has code like this

- /*
Theme Name: Enfold
Description: <strong>A superflexible and responsive Business Theme by Kriesi</strong> - <br/> Update notifications available on twitter and facebook:<br/> <a href='http://twitter.com/kriesi'>Follow me on twitter</a><br/> - <a href='http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kriesi/333648177216'>Join the Facebook Group</a>
Version: 2.2
Author: Kriesi
Author URI: http://www.kriesi.at
License: Themeforest Split Licence
License URI: -
Theme URI: www.kriesi.at/themes/enfold/
*/


/*
* PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE!
* 
* This file is only in your themefolder for WordPress to recognize basic theme data like name and version
* CSS Rules in this file will not be used by the theme. 
* Instead use the custom.css file that is located in your themes /css/ folder to add your styles. 
* You can copy a style rule from any of your css files and paste it in custom.css and
* it will override the original style. If you just want to add small css snippets you might also
* want to consider to add it to the designated CSS option field in your themes backend at: Theme Options->Styling
*/

Please help

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created an enfold-child folder with a style.css and functions.php but WordPress reports "This child theme requires its parent theme, Enfold." That message simply means WordPress cannot find/recognize the parent theme. Common root causes are: the child’s Template: header does not match the parent theme folder name exactly (case-sensitive on most hosts), the parent theme is not actually in wp-content/themes, the child stylesheet header is malformed or not at the very top of the file, or functions.php is producing output before WP can read headers. File permissions can matter (as hinted), but start with header/path checks first.

A minimal, working child setup looks like this:

/* style.css */
Theme Name: Enfold Child
Template: enfold
<?php
// functions.php
add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'enfold_child_enqueue_styles' );
function enfold_child_enqueue_styles() {
    wp_enqueue_style( 'enfold-parent', get_template_directory_uri() . '/style.css' );
    wp_enqueue_style( 'enfold-child', get_stylesheet_uri(), array( 'enfold-parent' ) );
}

Checklist to resolve the error:

  • Verify the parent theme folder name (e.g. enfold) and use that exact string in Template: (case-sensitive).
  • Ensure the child style.css header is the very first thing in the file (no BOM, no whitespace or HTML before the comment).
  • Confirm the child folder is inside wp-content/themes/ (no nested folders).
  • Make sure functions.php starts with <?php and produces no output or extra whitespace.
  • If using FTP, upload in ASCII/text mode for PHP/CSS; folder perms typically 755 and files 644 (avoid 777).

If those checks pass and the parent is present, the child will appear and activate. Mentioning the exact Template: value and a directory listing (parent and child folder names) will quickly show any mismatch.

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but when i am open themes in admin panel this message displays in enfold child - This child theme requires its parent theme, Enfold.

You need to set the permission file and path.

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