Wordpress question (noob alert)

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jetsetter883

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• Jul 23, 2012

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I am wondering if you can add any WP plugin (module) to ANY Wordpress theme (site).. or are only certain ones compatible with certain themes, sites etc?

 

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wystr

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• Jul 23, 2012

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You can add most wp plugin to any wordpress theme. The exception is when you have a old plugin that is not compatible with the new version of the wordpress and vice versa. There's also some case that a plugin is coded specifically to work on a certain theme. But most updated plugins out there will work with most themes you can find.

 

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jetsetter883

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• Jul 23, 2012
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Thanks wystr. Even the free themes (despite them not being recommended)?

Also, this is an even dumber question, but how does a theme "make room" for certain plugins? I've seen themes that look pretty crowded.. how do these themes accommodate say a social media plugin or a floating AdSense plugin, etc etc or anything else that seems rather large and requires a decent amount of space? Does it automatically adjust everything else on the screen to accommodate for it? Like I said.. dumb question.. haha.

 

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csguy

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• Jul 23, 2012

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Usually the theme is separate from the plugin. Plugins usually extend core functionality of wordpress and will work with any theme.

 

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wrovan

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• Jul 23, 2012

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Any to Any

 

Kruczy

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• Jul 23, 2012

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Yup, even on free themes. Too many plugins = lagged website. Btw, some plugins need other to work

 

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Iwantabilliondollars

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• Jul 24, 2012

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well... i think as long as the version fits your wp version, it shouldn't be an issue...

 

The Web Designer

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• Jul 24, 2012

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jetsetter883 said:

Thanks wystr. Even the free themes (despite them not being recommended)?

Also, this is an even dumber question, but how does a theme "make room" for certain plugins? I've seen themes that look pretty crowded.. how do these themes accommodate say a social media plugin or a floating AdSense plugin, etc etc or anything else that seems rather large and requires a decent amount of space? Does it automatically adjust everything else on the screen to accommodate for it? Like I said.. dumb question.. haha.

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You can add as many plug-ins as you want to a wordpress install, but plug-ins depends on how the theme is coded. It's always good to install just the plug-ins that you need, or useful for your site.

Some plug-ins may adjust itself automatically, but some many need minor tweak to your theme.

A good, premium theme usually are able to accommodate any type of plug-ins as long as it's compatible with the current version of wordpress install.

 

.::BlackHat::.

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• Jul 26, 2012

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You can "add plug-in" to any WP theme:
- by inserting php code directly into source
- by adding custom functions
- with 'PHP Code Widget' plugin

BTW, php code also can be inserted directly in a post and executed with 'Exec-PHP' plugin, but that is something completely different...

hxxp://www.badlydrawntoy.com/2009/10/07/how-to-run-custom-php-code-in-wordpress-the-right-way/
hxxp://www.binarymoon.co.uk/2007/05/wordpress-tips-and-tricks-functionsphp/
hxxp://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/php-code-widget/
hxxp://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/exec-php/

 

spmazon

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• Jul 26, 2012

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WP Plugins extend core of wordpress so the most of theme will work fine with any plugins.

From my exp i never found problem about this.