Title: about functions.php
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# about functions.php

 *  Resolved [wiegs015](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wiegs015/)
 * (@wiegs015)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/about-functionsphp/)
 * I’m sorry if someone already started a thread about this. But I’m new in wordpress
   theme development and confused.
 * What are the things that should be in the functions.php? Because I started to
   learn from reading the twenty-elven theme and there are a lot of things that 
   I don’t really understand.
 * Thanks before

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 *  Moderator [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/)
 * (@jdembowski)
 * Forum Moderator and Brute Squad
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/about-functionsphp/#post-2636546)
 * The `functions.php` is where you typically put code that is required or adds 
   value to the theme. Or just have code that you want to ensure goes hand in hand
   with the theme.
 * For example code that’s needed to setup additional widgets, custom backgrounds
   or header, or theme options.
 * Most (probably all) of that code can be implemented via plugins. But by putting
   it in `functions.php` the author ensures that the code is available to be used
   by the theme all the time.
 * Using that file is the same as using a plugin except that it’s only available(
   activated) when the theme is selected. Change the theme and that code is no longer
   available.
 *  Thread Starter [wiegs015](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wiegs015/)
 * (@wiegs015)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/about-functionsphp/#post-2636669)
 * Thanks a lot. I have a better understanding now.

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