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How to Access Your WordPress functions.php File

Your WordPress functions.php file is key to adding code customizations to your WordPress site. It is especially useful if you are using a child theme and do not have access to the actual site files. There are two primary ways of accessing the functions.php file:

We recommend using a child theme instead of directly editing your site files.

Accessing functions.php through the WordPress Admin Interface

To access the functions.php file through your WordPress Admin interface, follow these steps:

1. Log in to the WordPress Admin interface
2. In the left sidebar, hover over Appearances , then click Theme Editor
3. In the right sidebar, click functions.php

This will bring up the functions.php code editor. You can write code directly in this interface and save it.

Accessing functions.php through the Account Control Center

This process will not work on WP Enthusiast accounts since they do not have ACC file access. Instead, they may use SFTP to access files or access the functions.php file through the admin interface.

To access the functions.php file through your WordPress backend, follow these steps:

1. Log in to the ACC
2. In the left sidebar, click Files
3. In the drop-down, click Web
4. Locate your website’s directory and click the file path displayed to the right of it

Website directories on WP Hosting accounts may not be the same as your domain name. Visit the site’s details page to see where your site’s directory is mapped.

Inside the directory, click the wp-content file name

Click the Themes file name

In this directory, find the theme or child theme name that you are currently using

Click the functions.php file name

In the top navigation bar, click Edit

Enter your changes in the file

Then go to the bottom of the page and click Save

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How To Edit Functions.php In WordPress

W ordPress offers the flexibility of customizing the current themes to your preferences. You can decide on the functionality, features and look & feel of the themes you are using. All this is possible, by adding codes in the template file available for each theme, called “functions.php”.

For customizing the look & feel, you will need to edit “style.css”, here’s the tutorial: How to edit style.css in WordPress.

Functions.php is a theme file offered by WordPress to provide theme functions. You can customize any WordPress theme by adding the required php codes to this file. It offers you the flexibility of adding favicon to your weblog, posting thumbnail images, customizing dashboard logo, enabling threaded comments, customizing footer area and so on. You can access and edit the functions.php either by using a ftp client or simply through WordPress.

Access functions.php By Using FTP Client (We Use FireFTP For Firefox)

1. Start the FTP client, select “Tools > FireFTP ” (Firefox addon to serve as an FTP client).
2. Click “Connect” and provide the credentials (username and password) to connect to your FTP server (the host).
3. Locate Functions.php by following the directory structure given below:
   [WordPress Root] > wp-content > Themes >[current_theme] > functions.php.
4. Download the file and edit the file with the editor of your choice (by adding the required code).
5. Upload the file to update the theme with changes made to the file.

Access functions.php Through WordPress Admin

1. Log in or sign in WordPress as administrator.
2. Select “Appearance > Editor” from the sidebar.
3. In the editor, select the theme which you want to edit from “Select theme to edit” drop-down menu.
4. Locate and double-click “Themes Functions (functions.php)” under “Theme Files”, “Templates” section.
5. Make the desired changes to the file and click “Update File” to reflect the changes made to the file.

Always back-up functions.php before making changes; the back-up file comes in handy for restoring the default file in case WordPress goes crazy.

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