Title: Block Theme customisation
Last modified: March 15, 2023

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# Block Theme customisation

 *  [ianmspencer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ianmspencer/)
 * (@ianmspencer)
 * [3 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/block-theme-customisation/)
 * I’m picking up WordPress and trying to dive in with Blocks and themes. I am trying
   to integrate The Event Calendar (TEC) into the Fork (block editor) theme and 
   have got confused. I understand most of how to do what I want in the Block Editor.
 * TEC has blocks and does some of what I want but I wanted to tidy up the display
   of the data. It suggests using hooks for certain customisations and has some 
   code examples. TEC has template overrides in the tribe folder under the template,
   so seems to be isolated from template updates.
 * I’d started off deciding that as I was using Blocks I didn’t need a child template,
   so merrily did some experimentation in Fork. As I understand it the customisation
   is stored in the database.
 * However, if I want to use hooks, I presume that goes in functions.php
 * But, now I am bothered because I don’t want to update functions.php in Fork.
 * As a general point, I’m a bit confused under the Site Editor where you put PHP
   code if you want to add functionality without altering the template itself.
 * As a workaround, I thought I would create a child theme from Fork so I created
   Fork-child using the Create Block Theme and then I’ve got a place to alter functions.
   php, but that seems to have broken the site as the header and footer appear in
   the editor (and can be edited) but do not display on the Visit site option (they
   reappear if I flip the site template back to Fork). That might be a different
   point and really what I want is a minimally edited site with as little customisation
   as possible, preferably without child themes if possible.
 * So the simple question is in the Block Editor, what is the correct way to add
   PHP code for actions like the TEC plugin filter code?

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 *  [Linards](https://wordpress.org/support/users/linardsn/)
 * (@linardsn)
 * [3 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/block-theme-customisation/#post-16572424)
 * In the Block Editor and Full Site Editing (FSE) context, you’re correct that 
   most customizations are stored in the database. However, when you need to add
   custom PHP code, such as hooks for plugins or custom functionality, you will 
   still need to modify your theme’s `functions.php` file or create a child theme
   to avoid losing your custom code when the parent theme is updated.
 * To add custom PHP code for actions and filters, you should create a child theme.
   Here are the steps to create a basic child theme:
    1. **Create a new folder**: In your `wp-content/themes` directory, create a new
       folder for your child theme, e.g., `fork-child`.
    2. **Create a `style.css` file**: In the `fork-child` folder, create a `style.css`
       file with the following header:
 *     ```wp-block-code
       /*
       Theme Name: Fork Child
       Template: fork
       */
       ```
   
 * Replace `fork` with the actual directory name of your parent theme, if it’s different.
 * 3. **Create a `functions.php` file**: In the `fork-child` folder, create a `functions.
   php` file. In this file, you can add your custom PHP code, such as hooks and 
   filters for The Events Calendar plugin. To enqueue the parent theme’s styles,
   add the following code to your child theme’s `functions.php` file:
 *     ```wp-block-code
       <?php
       add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'fork_child_enqueue_styles' );
       function fork_child_enqueue_styles() {
           wp_enqueue_style( 'parent-style', get_template_directory_uri() . '/style.css' );
       }
       ```
   
 * You can then add your custom PHP code below this.
 * 4. **Activate the child theme**: In your WordPress dashboard, go to Appearance
   > Themes and activate your new child theme.
 * By following these steps, you’ll have a minimal child theme that doesn’t affect
   the parent theme, allowing you to add custom PHP code while retaining the ability
   to update the parent theme without losing your changes.
 * Regarding the issue with the header and footer not displaying when you created
   a child theme using the Create Block Theme method, it might be due to the way
   that method creates the child theme. The method above should create a minimal
   child theme that works correctly with your parent theme.

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## Tags

 * [display issues](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/display-issues/)
 * [event](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/event/)
 * [site editor](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/site-editor/)
 * [TEC](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/tec/)
 * [template](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/template/)

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 * 1 reply
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Linards](https://wordpress.org/support/users/linardsn/)
 * Last activity: [3 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/block-theme-customisation/#post-16572424)
 * Status: not resolved

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