Overriding classes and functions in child theme

June 22, 20231 Views

I’m writing a child theme and need to modify part of the parents theme’s core functions.

To do this I would normally create a new class / function with the same name but the theme that I am using doesnt make use of the

if (function_exists('function_name'))

if (class_exists('class_name'))

What other options do I have to override this parent theme without me needed to modify the parent theme.

Thanks

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2 comments

Anonymous says:

June 22, 2023 at 10:54 am

I think you can find a complete guide for overriding or functions that are created in parent theme functions file with prioriry and other things…. A Guide to Overclass files riding Parent Theme Functions in Your Child Theme

i think if you add same name of class or function then it take from child theme function and class then it take from parent.

For ex.

Child Theme

if ( ! function_exists( 'function_name' ) ) {
  function function_name(){
    echo 'This is child theme';
  }
}

Parent Theme

if ( ! function_exists( 'function_name' ) ) {
  function function_name(){
    echo 'This is parent theme';
  }
}

Same for class

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