Title: Question about theme-editor (Assigning Names)
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Question about theme-editor (Assigning Names)

 *  Resolved [basketball](https://wordpress.org/support/users/basketball/)
 * (@basketball)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/question-about-theme-editor-assigning-names/)
 * This maybe kind of an odd question but I was just wondering if there was a way
   I could specify names for each file that’s in the file editor for a theme. You
   know when you go into the theme-editor through the admin panel, on the right 
   side you have the theme name, then all the files underneath of it. Well the files
   that comes with the theme most of the times instead of having index.php Main 
   Template is displayed, and instead of style.css, Stylesheet is displayed. I am
   just wondering what controls these names.
 * The reason I am asking is because on my site I ended up with 22 of these links
   for my theme and when trying to find a file it gets kind of confusing. If I could
   change the names I could number them 1., 2. and organize them by how they appear
   on my page.

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 *  [Avenir](https://wordpress.org/support/users/avenir/)
 * (@avenir)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/question-about-theme-editor-assigning-names/#post-182255)
 * There are only names for the core WordPress theme files as listed in the Themes
   section of the Codex. I don’t know if there’s any way to modify what names are
   shown or add more names, whether through a plugin or otherwise. It would probably
   involve directly changing the core files, but I couldn’t even begin to tell you
   where to look.
 *  [Kafkaesqui](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kafkaesqui/)
 * (@kafkaesqui)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/question-about-theme-editor-assigning-names/#post-182256)
 * Look in wp-admin/admin-functions.php for the variable array `$wp_file_descriptions`(
   around line 880). You can delete this array, or rename any of the values (i.e.
   text on the right of `=>`).
 * Back up any sources files before editing, and comment your changes for future
   reference.
 *  Thread Starter [basketball](https://wordpress.org/support/users/basketball/)
 * (@basketball)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/question-about-theme-editor-assigning-names/#post-182257)
 * Ahhh Excellent, thanks Kafkaesqui. Just one more question, is there a way I can
   output those files in alphabetical order?
 *  [Kafkaesqui](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kafkaesqui/)
 * (@kafkaesqui)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/question-about-theme-editor-assigning-names/#post-182317)
 * In case any future readers wonder at that last one:
 * [http://wordpress.org/support/topic.php?id=29914#post-168986](http://wordpress.org/support/topic.php?id=29914#post-168986)
 * (Might as well get points for answering your own query, bb.)
 *  Thread Starter [basketball](https://wordpress.org/support/users/basketball/)
 * (@basketball)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/question-about-theme-editor-assigning-names/#post-183109)
 * Lol thanks Kafkaesqui, and now over a year later I was trying to do the same 
   thing and found this thread through google =P
 *  [spencerp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/spencerp/)
 * (@spencerp)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/question-about-theme-editor-assigning-names/#post-183110)
 * _Lol thanks Kafkaesqui, and now over a year later I was trying to do the same
   thing and found this thread through google =P_
 * [claps hands]..Bravo! Bravo! Give this man an award for searching!.. Hahaha..
   nah, just kidding lol, but..I’m glad to hear you searched, and found your answer..
   =)
 * spencerp
 * Jesus, I need to get to sleep..I’m getting into one of my korny, weird ass moods
   again lol!!

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 * Last reply from: [spencerp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/spencerp/)
 * Last activity: [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/question-about-theme-editor-assigning-names/#post-183110)
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