Title: Themes With Plugins INTERGRATED..
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Themes With Plugins INTERGRATED..

 *  Resolved [Lou Sparx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/roulettered/)
 * (@roulettered)
 * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/themes-with-plugins-intergrated/)
 * Hey,
 * I’m a designer by trade and have a few themes about to be released (free). My
   themes work so much better with a few plugins and was wondering how to intergrate
   plugins into my themes so the end user doesn’t have to download/install?
 * Obviously with the plugin developers permission. I noticed a meta tag plugin 
   was a single php file so I tried to call it from my header ie along the lines
   of.. [template include PLUGIN.php] etc. but my theme returned a blank.
 * I understand some plugins change core files but I’m talking about simple ones
   that just add a certain color and or meta tag for example.
 * Any help would be much appreciated.
 * Lou

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 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/themes-with-plugins-intergrated/#post-1619142)
 * If the plugin came with some sort of an include code, you can use it to place
   it where ever you want it to appear within your theme. Just make sure to use `
   if( function_exists()` to prevent the theme from breaking if the user chooses
   not to use the specific plugin. For example, Add to Any’s Share Button include
   code:
 * `<?php if( function_exists('ADDTOANY_SHARE_SAVE_KIT') ) { ADDTOANY_SHARE_SAVE_KIT();}?
   >`
 * See this for more info:
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Managing_Plugins#Hiding_Plugins_When_Deactivated](http://codex.wordpress.org/Managing_Plugins#Hiding_Plugins_When_Deactivated)
 *  Thread Starter [Lou Sparx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/roulettered/)
 * (@roulettered)
 * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/themes-with-plugins-intergrated/#post-1619158)
 * Thanks but that would still require the user to install X-plugin.
 * It’s a tough subject but I’m sure I’ve seen themes come with pre-installed plugins.
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/themes-with-plugins-intergrated/#post-1619160)
 * Oh, you mean you actually want the plugin functions to be a part of theme?
 * In that case, you’d have to mimic the plugins’ functions in a `functions.php`
   file within the theme. See this for more info:
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development#Functions_File](http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development#Functions_File)
 *  Thread Starter [Lou Sparx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/roulettered/)
 * (@roulettered)
 * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/themes-with-plugins-intergrated/#post-1619163)
 * Cheers James you said what I tried to explain lol. The php file that came with
   the plugin is quite basic so I mite try a copy/paste the code direct into my 
   functions.php.
 * Probably wont work but I’m on the right track, hopefully.
 * Thanks
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/themes-with-plugins-intergrated/#post-1619165)
 * You’re welcome!

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