I do not have Appearance > Editor. I need to change functions.php

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  jpatani · Member · Jun 9, 2017 at 4:07 am

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  I do not have Appearance > Editor. I need to change functions.php

  What is the easiest way to have access to this editor?

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  staff-galakate · Staff · Jul 3, 2017 at 6:42 am

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  Hi @jpatani,

  We do not have access to the underlying HTML, PHP, SCRIPT files on WordPress.COM regardless of which plan you are on. So you won’t be able to access the functions.php file.

  This is because we are all using the same WordPress software here if we edit them the changes will be applied for all users which is not ideal.

  The goal of WordPress.COM is to keep things simple. So that the technical stuff is handled by WordPress and we focus on creating quality content.

  If you wish to have greater control over your site, you can use WordPress.ORG-a self-hosted platform/software to create blogs, websites and more, with greater customization possibilities.

  Find out the differences between WordPress.COM and WordPress.ORG here:
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  If you wish to move your blog from WordPress.COM to WordPress.ORG, follow the instructions given here:
  https://move.wordpress.com/

  You can ask for help while creating your site using WordPress.ORG on this support forum: https://wordpress.org/support/. Because this forum only supports the sites hosted on WordPress.COM.

  Hope this helps 🙂

  Best,
  Khyati.

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  justjennifer · Member · Jul 3, 2017 at 6:55 am

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  staff-galakate when quoting a reply from another volunteer/Staff (like otpidusprime) please link to the original reply so that we can also see the context. https://en.support.wordpress.com/wordpress-com-volunteers/#forums-community-standards

  Thanks for your help.