Learn how to effortlessly include your own custom PHP files within your WordPress child theme. This lets you extend your site’s functionality without directly editing core theme files. 💾 In this tutorial, we’ll cover:

• Creating a custom PHP file (example: fetching album data from an API)
• Referencing your file within functions.php
• Using shortcodes to display output on your site

include_once vs. require_once

• Example: We’ll walk through adding a file that pulls album data and displays it using a shortcode. 🎶

Why use child themes? Safety: Protect your customizations from being overwritten by parent theme updates. Organization: Keep your custom code separate for easier management. New to WordPress? Discover more tutorials in my “Master WordPress” series!