Ways to get your site back to WordPress standards.

1. WhoopsNottheWordPressWayWaysto getyour site backto WordPress standards
DustinHartzler
HappinessEngineeratAutomattic
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2. YourWebsiteEngineer.com/a2
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3. NottheWordPressWay:
1.Addedfunctionstofunctions.phpfile
2.EditedThemefilestomakeamodification
3.ModifiedCoreoraWordPressPlugin
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4. Not WordPress Way:
Addedto functions.php
add_filter('the_content', 'my_slide_title');
function my_slide_title($content){
return str_replace('<p>',
'<p style="color: orange; font-family:Comic Sans MS,
Comic Sans, cursive;" font-size:200%>',$content);
}
add_filter('the_title', 'all_character_title_lowercase');
function all_character_title_lowercase($title){
return strtolower($title);
}
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5. CurrentTheme -TwentySixteen
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6. NewTheme -TwentySeventeen
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7. :sadbot:
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8. WordPress Way:
Addto custom plugin
/*
Plugin Name: Custom Functionality
Description: Drop in all "functions.php" code here
Version: 1.0
Plugin URI: http://yourwebsiteengineer.com
Author: Dustin Hartzler
*/
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9. NewTheme -TwentySeventeen
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10. :happybot:
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11. Not WordPress Way:
Editedtheme files
- Removed unnecessarycode fromtemplates
- Modified codetowork better
-Added hardcoded sidebar content
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12. :sadbot:
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13. WordPress Way:
CreateaChildTheme
- Duplicatetheme filesto edit
-Your changeswillnever be overwritten
-Themes can easilybe updated
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14. :happybot:
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15. Not WordPress Way:
Core or Plugin Modification
- Modified code fromthe repository
- Securitypluginswillflagyour site
-WordPress / pluginwillbe morevulnerable
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16. :sadbot:
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17. WordPress Way:
Core or Plugin Modification
- Do notmodifypubliclyavailable code
-Always keepyour software updated
-Askthe developer forahookto beableto
make modifications
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18. :happybot:
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19. ?Anyquestions?
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