Usually If your theme haven’t You can add The difference between WordPress plugin and functions.php<\/code> file is called the brain of WordPress theme. It is a php file which exists almost in every theme (wp-content\/themes\/your-theme\/functions.php)<\/i>. It adding features and extends the functionality of WordPress and behaves like a plugin<\/a>. You can say that functions.php<\/code> file controls the functions of a WordPress theme.<\/p>\nThe use of functions.php<\/h2>\n
functions.php<\/code> file used to define PHP functions, WordPress functions and classes. You can add PHP functions and WordPress functions to WordPress hooks and filters inside functions.php<\/code><\/p>\nHow to create functions.php<\/h2>\n
functions.php<\/code> file, you can easily create it by going to your theme files directory wp-content\/themes\/your-theme<\/code> and create new file with the name of functions.php<\/p>\nfunctions.php in child theme<\/h2>\n
functions.php<\/code> file separately to your child theme, in this way you can extend or replace the parent theme’s functions.<\/p>\nfunctions.php vs plugin<\/h2>\n
functions.php<\/code> is that each theme’s functions.php<\/code> file loaded automatically by activating that theme and applies only on the current activated theme, while plugin loads when it is activated using plugin section<\/a> and applies to all installed themes.<\/p>\nHere are a few tutorials for you to read next:<\/h3>\n