Title: Adding function.php to Child's Theme
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Adding function.php to Child's Theme

 *  [lhwerges](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lhwerges/)
 * (@lhwerges)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-functionphp-to-childs-theme/)
 * Hi,
 * I am trying to customize in function.php in Customizr Child’s Theme but there
   isn’t one. Can someone tell me how to add function.php to Customizr Child’s Theme?
   Any help would be greatly appreciated! This is my first website and I am a bit
   lost.

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 *  [acub](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acub/)
 * (@acub)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-functionphp-to-childs-theme/#post-5015464)
 * 1. Open a new text file with notepad or notepad++.
    2. Write
 *     ```
       <?php
       ```
   
 * in it
    3. Save it as functions.php, in your child theme folder root, with an 
   UTF-8 encoding.
 * Now you have a working `functions.php`.
    You may add php functions starting from
   second line and they will get executed by WordPress every time your theme gets
   loaded (that’s on every single page of your website, including admin).
 *  [rdellconsulting](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rdellconsulting/)
 * (@rdellconsulting)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-functionphp-to-childs-theme/#post-5015468)
 * I suggest you take a look at the Guides you’ll find [here](http://www.themesandco.com/customizr/how-to-customize-customizr-wordpress-theme/).
 * Look in the left sidebar for a list of useful documents that will help you understand
   more.
 *  Thread Starter [lhwerges](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lhwerges/)
 * (@lhwerges)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-functionphp-to-childs-theme/#post-5015537)
 * [@acub](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acub/),
 * Thank you. Where would the child theme folder root be? Sorry, I am a complete
   newbie. I found the notepad++ but don’t know where I would save this to.
 * [@rdellconsulting](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rdellconsulting/), thank
   you for this. I appreciate it!
 *  [acub](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acub/)
 * (@acub)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-functionphp-to-childs-theme/#post-5015545)
 * “Child theme folder root” means inside the child theme folder, but not in any
   sub-folder of it (in case you have any). Where style.css of your child theme 
   is.

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 * Last activity: [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-functionphp-to-childs-theme/#post-5015545)
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