Title: creating a function-php Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # creating a function-php * [apolyram](https://wordpress.org/support/users/apolyram/) * (@apolyram) * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-a-function-php/) * I’m new at this and I need to create a new function.php but I can’t find where to start. No “add new” or “save as”. I went to Appearances>Editor but there is no where to create a new function.php? I have the content of what I need to put in but Where do I start? Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 16 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-a-function-php/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-a-function-php/page/2/?output_format=md) * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-a-function-php/#post-3142280) * Is this for a child theme? * Thread Starter [apolyram](https://wordpress.org/support/users/apolyram/) * (@apolyram) * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-a-function-php/#post-3142312) * Yes. I’ve got the content of the code that should be written in there but I don’t know where to get started. Where do I go to create the function.php? I don’t see anything in my Dashboard * Moderator [keesiemeijer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keesiemeijer/) * (@keesiemeijer) * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-a-function-php/#post-3142327) * If your (child) theme hasn’t got a functions.php you can create it with a text editor and upload it by using [FTP](http://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients). * As the functions.php file behaves as a plugin file you could also create a plugin with this plugin and put the code in there: [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/pluginception/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/pluginception/) * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Functions_File_Explained](http://codex.wordpress.org/Functions_File_Explained) * Thread Starter [apolyram](https://wordpress.org/support/users/apolyram/) * (@apolyram) * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-a-function-php/#post-3142332) * Text editor? Like Word? * Moderator [keesiemeijer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keesiemeijer/) * (@keesiemeijer) * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-a-function-php/#post-3142338) * Do the editing with an acceptable text editor (not Word): [http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_Files#Using_Text_Editors](http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_Files#Using_Text_Editors) free for Windows: [Notepad++ ](http://notepad-plus-plus.org/) free for Mac: [TextWrangler](http://www.barebones.com/products/TextWrangler/) * Thread Starter [apolyram](https://wordpress.org/support/users/apolyram/) * (@apolyram) * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-a-function-php/#post-3142339) * OK. thanks. As you can see I’m really new at this. * Moderator [keesiemeijer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keesiemeijer/) * (@keesiemeijer) * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-a-function-php/#post-3142340) * No problem. What is it exactly you want to do (in functions.php)? * Thread Starter [apolyram](https://wordpress.org/support/users/apolyram/) * (@apolyram) * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-a-function-php/#post-3142342) * I want to add widgets to the footer * Moderator [keesiemeijer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keesiemeijer/) * (@keesiemeijer) * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-a-function-php/#post-3142343) * Have you ever used an [FTP client](http://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients) or the file management application your host provides (cPanel)? * Thread Starter [apolyram](https://wordpress.org/support/users/apolyram/) * (@apolyram) * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-a-function-php/#post-3142344) * I set up a free account with Filezilla, but I haven’t really used it yet except to copy over some of the .php’s from the main Theme, the ones I wanted to change. I basically dragged them over from my desktop (I had a copy of the main theme on my desktop)to the wp-content folder. So I’m guessing that if I create a functions. php in Notepad I’ll do the same thing? Is that right? * Moderator [keesiemeijer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keesiemeijer/) * (@keesiemeijer) * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-a-function-php/#post-3142347) * > So I’m guessing that if I create a functions.php in Notepad I’ll do the same > thing? Is that right? * that’s right, copy it to your theme folder. Make sure your functions.php start and end with php tags: * ``` ``` * What theme are you using? * Thread Starter [apolyram](https://wordpress.org/support/users/apolyram/) * (@apolyram) * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-a-function-php/#post-3142348) * I’m using the Responsive Theme * Moderator [keesiemeijer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keesiemeijer/) * (@keesiemeijer) * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-a-function-php/#post-3142350) * That heme has a functions.php. If you are using a [child theme](http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes) create and upload (FTP) a new functions.php to your child theme’s directory with only the footer widgets code in it inside php tags: * ``` ``` * Thread Starter [apolyram](https://wordpress.org/support/users/apolyram/) * (@apolyram) * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-a-function-php/#post-3142355) * OK thanks. Now at least I’ve learned both things. * [Andrew Bartel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrew-bartel/) * (@andrew-bartel) * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-a-function-php/#post-3142356) * Check out notepad++ for editing as keesie suggested, it’ll be a whole lot easier than regular notepad. 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