Not the WordPress Way

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Dustin HartzlerHappiness Engineer at AutomatticWordCamp Ann Arbor 2017

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WordCamp Ann Arbor 2017

Not the WordPress Way:1. Added functions to functions.php file

2. Edited Theme files to make a modification

3. Modified Core or a WordPress Plugin


Not WordPress Way:Added to functions.php

add_filter('the_content', 'my_slide_title');function my_slide_title($content){ return str_replace('<p>', '<p style="color: orange; font-family:Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans, cursive;" font-size:200%>',$content); }

add_filter('the_title', 'all_character_title_lowercase');

function all_character_title_lowercase($title){ return strtolower($title); }


Current Theme - TwentySixteen


New Theme - TwentySeventeen


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WordPress Way:Add to custom plugin

/*Plugin Name: Custom FunctionalityDescription: Drop in all "functions.php" code hereVersion: 1.0Plugin URI: http://yourwebsiteengineer.comAuthor: Dustin Hartzler*/


New Theme - TwentySeventeen


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Not WordPress Way:Edited theme files

- Removed unnecessary code from templates- Modified code to work better- Added hardcoded sidebar content



WordPress Way:Create a Child Theme

- Duplicate theme files to edit- Your changes will never be overwritten- Themes can easily be updated



Not WordPress Way:Core or Plugin Modification

- Modified code from the repository- Security plugins will flag your site- WordPress / plugin will be more vulnerable



WordPress Way:Core or Plugin Modification

- Do not modify publicly available code- Always keep your software updated- Ask the developer for a hook to be able to make modifications



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