Just want to know that if I'm going to create a new wordpress theme, what about functions.php, should I need to create a new functions file, or just copy it from other wordpress theme. I have read codex but it only tells about the templates needed to create a new theme.
The theme functions file is a template used by Word-press themes. It acts like a plug-in and gets automatically loaded in both admin and front-end pages of a Word-press site.
The functions.php file can be found in your theme’s folder.
You don't need to create a new functions.php file when you want to put your own function in function.php just paste that code in your themes functions.php file.
You can look into these Reference Links to understand more about function.php file :-
Functions_File_Explained
You don't need a new functions.php file if you don't want custom functions in your theme.
See this thread for more information - not including functions.php doesn't make any difference for your custom theme.
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I am developing my WooCommerce theme (hereinafter referred to as WC).
WC does not see the single-product.php template, and load index.php instead. At the same time, on the catalog page, the custom archive-products.php is loaded.
Guys, neither custom nor original single-product.php is loaded. Tell me, please, what to do?
I did:
Create woocommerce directory in theme folder
Inside mytheme/woocommerce I placed custom archive-products.php and single-product.php
I added WC support in functions.php. I checked the support in the site admin panel - everything is ok.
Check the directory again and make sure the file name is correct. it must be archive-product.php Not archive-products.php.
It's better if you copy the plugin template file in your theme directory then modify it.
Example: To override the archive-product.php, copy: wp-content/plugins/woocommerce/templates/archive-product.php to wp-content/themes/yourtheme/woocommerce/archive-product.php
Reference: https://woocommerce.com/document/template-structure/#how-to-edit-files
I am starting to study Wordpress a bit deeper and i d like to know which way functions.php file is loaded so that every function is available everywhere in the theme files.
Or at least if you suggest me some source where to find this information.
Thank you
A function.php file:
Executes only when in the currently activated theme's directory.
Applies only to that theme. If the Theme is changed, the functionality is unused.
Requires no unique Header text.
Is stored with each Theme in the Theme's subdirectory in wp-content/themes.
Each theme has its own functions file, but only the functions.php in the active Theme affects how your site publicly displays. If your theme already has a functions file, you can add code to it. If not, you can create a plain-text file named functions.php to add to your theme's directory.
Source # https://codex.wordpress.org/Functions_File_Explained.
In short, the function.php file is a function wrapper. Each function is hooked to a specific action hook. These actions are called when a user opens a page (Server request).
You can get a better understanding of how action hook work by looking at the Plugin API/Action Reference which represent a typical hook firing sequence.
How to create a new file in my wordpress theme without using ftp client ?
thanks !
Using touch(); PHP function, which creates a new file in the specified directory. This is how I suggest doing it (and admittedly, there are cleaner ways, but this will get the job done, quickly and effectively)…
Open header.php — then write this code in the very top of the file:
<?php touch('wp-content/themes/YOUR_THEME_DIR/FILE_NAME.php');?>
Replace YOUR_THEME_DIR with the directory in which your WordPress theme lives.
Then, replace FILE_NAME with the name of the file you want to create.
Once that’s all done, save Header.php and go to the homepage of your site.
As soon as the homepage loads, it will create that new template or theme file.
Source :
https://www.webmechanix.com/how-to-create-a-new-theme-file-in-wordpress-without-ftp-access/
You can use a plugin called WPIDE found here https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpide/
This plugin will allow you to edit and add folder and files in your project.
I am new to WordPress. I was referring to code of WordPress theme. I am confused about where to put our function and add_action() for that function.
I want to know whether it is right to define function and add_action in one PHP file and put it anywhere in our theme folder.
"functions.php" is the file where you want to put your custom functions, hooks and actions. If your theme doesn't have a functions.php just create it. Wordpress will get the contents of it automatically, so you will have access to defined functions anywhere in your theme.
Wordpress themes have standard file such as header.php, footer.php, index.php, functions.php, style.css, ...
How to add a php file to wordpress theme addition of standard files? for example I want add a news.php to display specific posts in it, please help me
Just add a new file (e.g. news.php), and put the template comment at the very beginning:
<?php
/*
Template Name: News Template
*/
Then, go to your Wordpress backend, create a new page, and select the template you created: