Hi Rick,
Using hooks (filters/actions) is not restricted to plugins. So I'm not so
much recommending the use of plugins as I am recommending adding actions or
filters to your functions.php file. Most often they are just a few lines of
code so it's pretty efficient.
Filters modify output. For example, if my client wants an excerpt to end
with a "read more" link instead of WordPress's default "[...]" I can add
this code to filter the "more" part of the excerpt. WordPress passes me the
default "more" code as a parameter; I can either return it as is, modify
it, or as in this case, completely replace it:
function my_excerpt_more( $more ) {
return ' <a href="'. get_permalink() . '" class="read-more">read
more</a>';
}
add_filter( 'excerpt_more', 'my_excerpt_more' );
Actions allow you to make something happen within WordPress's flow. For
example, if I want to register navigation menus:
function my_add_nav () {
register_nav_menus(
array(
'main_menu' => 'Main Menu',
'site_menu' => 'Site Menu',
)
);
}
add_action('after_setup_theme', 'my_add_nav');
The best thing is that in both cases, I don't need to change any code, core
or otherwise, when WordPress comes out with a new version.
Hope this helps!
Donna
On Thursday, July 17, 2014 3:13:59 PM UTC-7, Rick Gordon wrote:
>
> To at least start to answer my own question:
> http://tommcfarlin.com/functions-php-vs-plugin-who-wins/
>
>
> Rick Gordon <javascript:>
> July 17, 2014 2:36 PM
> Thanks, Donna and all.
>
> As I can't get into all the info on creating a plugin at this moment (and
> if this being OT to BBEdit), can you comment on the efficacy of plugin
> hooks vs. modifying functions.php?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Rick Gordon
>
>
>
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