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Kulwinder Krishan
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 15,050 PointsWhere exactly are the inherent WordPress Functions defined inside or outside the core of WordPress?
If we look at codex - Function_Reference webpage; we see that there are core functions listed for WordPress. The first two sentences say:
"The files of WordPress define many useful PHP functions. Some of the functions, known as Template Tags, are defined especially for use in WordPress Themes."
So my question is, where are these functions defined for the core and how does PHP recognize these functions in the first place. I tried looking everywhere but I could not find the answer.
Thanks in advance.
2 Answers
Zac Gordon
Treehouse Guest TeacherHi,
Technically all of those functions listed on that page are defined and or used within the WordPress core. If you download a copy of WordPress and use a text editor that lets you search through an entire folder of files you can try searching for a specific function you want to see how and where it's used in core.
You may also like this page here: https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/the-wordpress-codebase/
Hope that helps?!
Kulwinder Krishan
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 15,050 PointsThanks Zac