Title: Child Plugin
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Child Plugin

 *  [bardsworth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bardsworth/)
 * (@bardsworth)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-plugin-2/)
 * Is there a way to edit some of the builder-elements, or possibly create a child
   plugin so that i don’t have to modify the core files so it can update without
   a problem?
 * Thanks!

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 *  [RossMitchell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rossmitchell/)
 * (@rossmitchell)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-plugin-2/#post-6272304)
 * There is no “child plugin” mechanism as such as an analogy to “child themes”,(
   even then this is a limited functionality, there are no “grandchild-themes” for
   instance).
 * The best chance I can give you is to customise the plugin’s behavior using the
   hook and filter mechanisms, however the success of this will depend upon how 
   well the plugin’s creator anticipated your needs.
 * Myself I have never needed to modify a plugin, (though I have completely rewritten
   one), also my own plugins are under GIT version control.
    If I did need to tweek
   a plugin, I would anticipate this update complication by keeping a pristine copy
   of my pre hacked plugin, when an update arrives I diff the original and new, 
   and merge my changes into the mix.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [RossMitchell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rossmitchell/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-plugin-2/#post-6272304)
 * Status: not resolved

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