Title: [Twenty Eleven] Adding functions.php file
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Twenty Eleven] Adding functions.php file

 *  [Ruthie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/erdmanre/)
 * (@erdmanre)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/twenty-eleven-adding-functionsphp-file/)
 * I created a child theme from Twenty Eleven and need to modify the functions.php
   file. I see where others have posted a similar question but the answers are not
   specific enough.
 * How do I add the files to the child theme’s directory? I am not even sure how
   to access the theme directory. Do I need to download the file to my computer 
   and then use FTP to add it to the child theme? And if so, how do I upload a file
   to a specific theme?
 * Thanks for the help!
 * Ruthie

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 *  [Klick Design](https://wordpress.org/support/users/klick-design/)
 * (@klick-design)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/twenty-eleven-adding-functionsphp-file/#post-3551429)
 * Hi Ruthie,
    FTP is the best way to acces the files and folders structure. If 
   you navigate to yoursite/wp_content/themes/ in this folder you should see the
   default ‘twentyeleven’ folder that is the theme. You say you have created a child
   theme so I assume that you also have your theme folder here, so enter that folder,
   and this is where you will add a functions.php file. You should have a style.
   css in there already for you child theme. it will sit in the same folder.. As
   below add opening and closing php tags with your php in between and save and 
   upload as functions.php
 *     ```
       <?php
       php will go here...
       ?>
       ```
   
 *  [see here](http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes#Using_functions.php)

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