Simple How To for Functions.php
In WordPress Lessons, we need a very simple introduction of the basics of what functions.php is and how it works with WordPress Themes. Assume the person has little expertise on the subject, as well as HTML and CSS or programming. This is just to answer the question “what is it, why is it in my theme and should I do anything with it” kind of article.
cmrigaud, 
Barrett Golding 12:26 pm on April 28, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
i’d be happy to give this a go. i’ll create a User page draft in the next day or so. should have something worth reading/editing by early next week.
Barrett Golding 5:37 pm on May 4, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
here’s a draft:
http://codex.wordpress.org/User:Hearvox/The_Functions_File
now off to figure out how to submit to Codex editors.
Lorelle VanFossen 6:07 pm on May 4, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Consider it submitted. We’re monitoring this. We’ll start working on this tomorrow, if not sooner. You totally rock!!!!!!
Barrett Golding 1:58 pm on June 2, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
a month ago i posted, for Codex consideration a draft of The Functions File. put a notice here and on wp-docs maillist. have heard nada since.
should i be do something else to further this?
Lorelle VanFossen 5:31 am on June 4, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Has anyone looked at it or done any editing?
Barrett Golding 12:07 pm on June 4, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
no edits (but my own). no looks i’m aware of.
cmrigaud 3:23 am on April 12, 2013 Permalink | Log in to Reply
I agree. Especially cause all the “how to” searches I’ve had to do so far pull up solutions which require me to find the “functions.php” in the html or CSS text and edit it to remove things like the posted date on my pages.
hearvox 3:54 am on April 12, 2013 Permalink | Log in to Reply
cmrigaud, that lessons page is up:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Functions_File_Explained