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How to Add Custom Code to Your WordPress Site (It’s Easier Than You Think!)
Writing PHP, CSS, and HTML5 to modify a WordPress site can get pretty frustrating, but a good guide can make it easier. This is not that guide. This is just about how to add the code to your site once it’s already done. Don’t worry, though – that’s just as important. As there are quite a few ways to go about it, it helps to know the differences between the various options. But first, two warnings: Before you modify anything, back it up. In fact, keep backing up your work throughout the process. It also helps to have a separate file to paste discarded or soon-to-be-used code snippets into. If you installed someone else’s theme, never add code to your theme’s functions.php or style.css files. If you do, then when the theme gets updated, all your hard work will be wiped out. Over the course of the rest of this article, I’ll explore some alternatives, arranged from the simplest to the most complex. WordPress Plugins Just as there are multiple types of code modification, … [Read more...] about How to Add Custom Code to Your WordPress Site (It’s Easier Than You Think!)
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