In WordPress, the header.php and footer.php files are part of the theme files responsible for displaying your site’s header and footer sections. Here’s how you can locate and edit these files:

Steps to Find header.php or footer.php:

1. Via WordPress Dashboard:

• Go to your WordPress Dashboard.
• Navigate to Appearance > Theme File Editor.
• On the right-hand side, you will see a list of theme files. Look for header.php or footer.php under Theme Files.
• Click on the file you want to view or edit.

2. Via FTP or Hosting File Manager:

• Access your website files through FTP (using a client like FileZilla) or through your hosting provider’s File Manager.
• Go to the /wp-content/themes/ directory.
• Open the folder of the active theme you are using.
• Find header.php and footer.php files and download or edit them.

Important Tip: Avoid Directly Editing header.php and footer.php

While it is possible to edit header.php and footer.php directly, it is not recommended because any custom changes will be overwritten when the theme is updated. Instead, you should use WordPress action hooks like wp_body_open() and wp_footer() to add custom code.

The generate_page() function in our WordPress theme is not a default or built-in function from WordPress and its premium function to generate all pages in our theme. Only way to edit it is using theme functions.php file and we do not recommend it, because you will lose your changes after any theme and plugins updates.

 

If you want to edit any part of it, We recommend you use WordPress and theme built-in filters and actions. For example if you want to edit content, you can use WordPress the_content filter. If you want to edit or add something before or after any sections in pages, single posts, products, etc. We recommend you first check Developer posts from top menu, if you can’t find your solution then ask it from chatGPT, it will give you a WordPress filter or action for this purpose.

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