Difference between revisions of "WordPress functions.php"

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In a WordPress theme, the file named functions.php contains custom functions for that theme.

Note that the file name functions.php begins with a lower-case f.

Do not be confused by the title of this article: "Functions.php (WordPress)".

The WordPress themes can provide custom functionality via functions.php.

Writing custom functions requires some knowledge of PHP programming, more than a beginning programmer is likely to know.

However, beginning programmers may wish to study existing functions.php code from particular themes, to learn how functions work.
It is often possible for a beginner to modify an existing function for some specific purpose

functions.php is optional. Not all themes have it.

functions.php is located in the root of a WordPress theme folder.

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-In a [[WordPress theme]], the file named '''<code>functions.php</code>''' contains custom [[Function (WordPress)|functions]] for that theme.
+In a [[WordPress theme]], the file named '''<code>functions.php</code>''' contains custom [[Function (programming)|functions]] for that theme.
-The file name <code>functions.php</code> begins with a lower-case f.
+Note that the file name <code>functions.php</code> begins with a lower-case f.
 Do not be confused by the title of this article: "Functions.php (WordPress)".