Customize Your

Themethe Right Way

@DustinHartzler

About Me- From Dayton, Ohio.

- WordPress podcaster

- WooCommerce Ninja at Automattic

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Today's Outline- Types of Customizations

- The Wrong Ways

- The Right Ways

Types of CustomizationsSmall visual changes

Types of CustomizationsSmall visual changes

Types of CustomizationsRearrange content on page

Types of CustomizationsRearrange content on page

Types of CustomizationsChange output of plugin

Types of CustomizationsChange output of plugin

Wrong Way #1Editing theme or plugin files

Wrong Way #2Adding code to functions.php

Right way #1Changing Visuals

Right way #2Minimal Code

Right Way #3Custom Plugin

Right Way #4Child Theme

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