{"id":1610,"date":"2018-07-11T11:33:21","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T02:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/n8finch2024.local\/?p=1610"},"modified":"2022-03-11T06:44:29","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T21:44:29","slug":"customizing-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/n8finch2024.local\/customizing-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"Customizing WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Everyone wants a unique web presence. WordPress makes this easy by allowing us to customize our website to our heart\u2019s content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>BUT, where do you start? Where does all that custom code go? Maybe you\u2019ve gone through a tutorial (or ten!) that instructed you to, \u201cPut that custom style in your Child Theme\u201d or \u201cJust add this snippet to your functions.php file\u201d, or some other direction for customizing your site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this talk, we\u2019ll explore the overall structure of WordPress themes and plugins, and look at where to put custom CSS, JS, and PHP code, as well as the pros and cons for each approach. 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