Title: PLugin custom edit
Last modified: June 24, 2023

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# PLugin custom edit

 *  Resolved [mixart71](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mixart71/)
 * (@mixart71)
 * [2 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-edit/)
 * Hi, I would like to edit the AliDropship plugin. However, when I open the plugin
   file editor, I notice that its core PHP files are structured in the following
   way (as shown in the image below). Could someone please explain to me the reason
   behind this code structure? Is it minified?
 * [https://ibb.co/HGwD4Mg](https://ibb.co/HGwD4Mg)
 * ![](https://ibb.co/HGwD4Mg)
    -  This topic was modified 2 years, 11 months ago by [mixart71](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mixart71/).

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 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [2 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-edit/#post-16845281)
 * If this is the plugin you’re using, I recommend asking at [https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woo-alidropship/#new-post](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woo-alidropship/#new-post)
   so the plugin’s developers and support community can help you with this.
 *  [Evan Herman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eherman24/)
 * (@eherman24)
 * [2 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-edit/#post-16845353)
 * [@mixart71](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mixart71/) Can you please specify
   which plugin you are referencing? I checked the plugin that [@sterndata](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
   linked to but I don’t see any code that looks like your screenshot, and I don’t
   see a core directory. If the plugin is in the plugin repository, it cannot have
   obfuscated code as that would be a violation of the plugin guidelines.
 * You can see the plugin code here [https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/woo-alidropship/trunk/](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/woo-alidropship/trunk/)
 *  Moderator [bcworkz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcworkz/)
 * (@bcworkz)
 * [2 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-edit/#post-16845601)
 * [I believe there are two versions of AliDropship](https://alidropship.com/alidropship-plugin-vs-alidropship-woo-dropshipping-tools/).
 * If yours has obfuscated code, you are using the commercial version, not the Woo
   version in our WP repository. We’re unable to support commercial software here.
   Commercial software devs will obfuscate their code to protect their intellectual
   property. In this case, it’s more than minified, it’s likely base64 encoded. 
   And possibly further obfuscated beyond that.
 * Basically, it means you cannot alter the code without some serious hacking that
   likely violates the TOS agreement you made when you purchased it. If you need
   to alter it’s behavior, there still may be a way. I suggest asking in their [independent support forum](https://forum.alidropship.com/).
 *  Thread Starter [mixart71](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mixart71/)
 * (@mixart71)
 * [2 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-edit/#post-17025167)
 * As you stated, I think it’s the commercial version of the plugin.

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## Tags

 * [alidropship](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/alidropship/)
 * [custom php](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/custom-php/)
 * [plugin editor](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/plugin-editor/)

 * In: [Developing with WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/wp-advanced/)
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 * Last reply from: [mixart71](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mixart71/)
 * Last activity: [2 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-custom-edit/#post-17025167)
 * Status: resolved

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