WordPress Customization: The Safe Way to Modify Core Functionality

When using WordPress, you might want to customize it to suit your needs. This can be done by editing the WordPress core files. However, this method is not recommended because your changes may be overwritten when WordPress is updated.

To avoid this, we recommend using themes and plugins for customization. If you need to make changes to the WordPress core, you can use child themes and plugins to preserve your changes when WordPress is updated.

Another method is to use custom functions. By adding custom functions to the functions.php file of your theme, you can modify the behavior of WordPress without having to change the core files. This method is more secure because it will not overwrite the WordPress core files.

Regardless of the method you use, you should always back up your WordPress website. This way, if anything goes wrong, you can easily restore your website and recover all of your changes.