WordPres.com Pattern Library Removal
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Hello! I’d like to remove the WordPress.com Pattern Library from my site. I’ve been told by the Happiness Engineers that these are included by default and that there’s not a way to remove them using the visual editor. That’s fine and why I’m reaching out here to see how else I can do this. I found this article that I think might have the code I need to remove them, but I’m not a developer and I’m not totally sure if it will work. 😅 I also don’t see the functions.php file on my WordPress theme files that the article says I need to access.
My questions are:
- How do I access the functions.php file from the WordPress dashboard?
- Am I understanding the article correctly in that it will remove all the “default” installed patterns from the WordPress.com pattern library?
Thanks so much for the help!
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It looks like you’ll need one of the expensive plans to do that.
“Disabling patterns requires you to have access to either SSH or SFTP for your site to be able to edit your theme’s
functions.phpfile.”This feature is available on sites with the WordPress.com Business or Commerce plan.
As an alternative, you can choose not to use any of the pre-built content contained in the library on your site. It may take longer, but you can craft your own custom templates.
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hey, thanks for the help
I have the business plan, but I don’t see functions.php on the site files. I don’t have access to SFTP and don’t know what SSH is.
But yeah, I’m already building a completely custom theme with all of my own templates, patterns, and styles. I have all my templates, patterns, and styles set up, but the WordPress.com patterns are mucking up the interface and my ability to quickly find and use my own patterns. That’s why I want to remove them.
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I had no idea any of this stuff existed before answering your question. It’s all a learning experience.
SSH and SFTP are both listed in the linked article as methods for accessing and editing functions.php. Although I found another help file that says you cannot edit functions.php unless you are using a third-party theme that allows it.
SSH needs to be enabled in your Admin Settings before you can use it to edit site files using WP-CLI, which is the command-line interface for WordPress.
https://developer.wordpress.com/docs/developer-tools/ssh/
After you get your terminal up and running, theoretically, you can use a command to access and edit the site functions file. There is a list of commands on the WP-CLI help page. Third-party command termininals are also mentioned in some of the documentation, so you might be able to use a different terminal program if WP-CLI doesn’t work for your needs.
I would definitely consult a happiness engineer for some of this technical stuff. It sounds quite complicated to me.
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Closing this forum thread in favor of the email ticket as well. Let me know if you have any questions about SSH or SFTP!
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