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functions.php or bp-custom.php?


  • Austin Nichols
    Member

    @fiq

    12 years, 3 months ago

    When adding custom functions to a child theme is there any benefits between adding them in your themes functions.php or adding them to bp-custom.php in the plugins folder?

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  • Paul Wong-Gibbs
    Keymaster

    @djpaul

    12 years, 3 months ago

    bp-custom.php is loaded before most of BuddyPress is loaded, and a theme’s functions.php is loaded later in a process. Functions.php is also specific to a theme, and bp-custom.php isn’t.


    Austin Nichols
    Member

    @fiq

    12 years, 3 months ago

    Because bp-custom.php loads before BP is complete could that effect BP functions contained within the bp-custom.php plugin?


    Paul Wong-Gibbs
    Keymaster

    @djpaul

    12 years, 3 months ago

    Yes, that’s the whole point. Or you could put all your custom code into a utility plugin, and load it that way. There’s many ways to do the same thing (load code to use in a theme) and which is best depends on the situation.


    Austin Nichols
    Member

    @fiq

    12 years, 3 months ago

    Thanks that confirms what I was thinking. :)

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