Why use Toolset to add custom code to your site?<\/h2>\n
Using Toolset to add custom code to your site brings some important benefits:<\/p>\n
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- Your custom code is separate from your theme.<\/strong> Updating or switching a theme will not impact your custom code. Also, there is no need to create a child theme just to add a custom code snippet.<\/li>\n
- No need to edit the PHP files<\/strong> in your site to add custom code, you do it from the WordPress admin.<\/li>\n
- Easily enable or disable your custom code<\/strong> by using the backend interface.<\/li>\n
- Easily select where your code is run.<\/strong> This can be on the front-end, on the backend, or inside AJAX calls.<\/li>\n
- Execution of your custom code is automatically checked by Toolset.<\/strong> Toolset will catch any major issues with your custom code. For example, it can prevent a fatal error caused by your code, simply by not executing it if an issue is detected.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Are you wondering how those code snippet actually look like and what you can do with them? If you are, be sure to take a look at some code snippets<\/a> that we have created for you.<\/p>\n
How to add custom code using Toolset<\/h2>\n
The best part is that it’s very easy to add custom code using Toolset.<\/p>\n
After installing the Toolset Types plugin go to the Toolset <\/strong>\u2192 Settings <\/strong>page and click the Custom code<\/strong> tab. There, click the Add new<\/strong> button, define a slug for your custom code and enter the code.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Admin screen for adding custom code using Toolset<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n - No need to edit the PHP files<\/strong> in your site to add custom code, you do it from the WordPress admin.<\/li>\n