What is functions.php file in WordPress theme?

The functions.php file kind of hart of a WordPress theme. This file responsible for various feature registration. Let’s see

  • register_sidebar() : Responsible for registaring sidebar

  • wp_enqueue_style() : Load stylesheet into theme.

  • wp_register_script() : Load JavaScripts

  • add_theme_support() : Registers theme support for a given feature. etc


Create functions.php file

  • Go to theme directory & create a file called functions.php. Add the below codes there

<?php

if (!defined('THEME_VERSION')) {
    define('THEME_VERSION', '1.0.0');
}

  • Here we define a theme version number in a variable called THEME_VERSION. The version will use later.

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