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When you set up your WordPress installation with our Click & Buildapplications, we make some settings and add features to make creating your website easier and safer. For example, we disable the theme and plugin editors.
This allows you to reactivate the theme and plug-in editor afterwards:
This customization requires a standard WordPress installation and is Managed WordPresscurrently not supported in WordPress. If required, you can convert Managed WordPressto a standard installation.
If you want to activate the theme and plugin editor, you need to make some minor changes to your wp-config.php file:
define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true);
define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', false);
There is a risk if another person has gained access to the admin area of your WordPress installation. If this happens and you have activated the editor, this person can change the code at will.
Then no FTP access or similar is required. In this case WordPress offers all necessary accesses to make changes to your site and abuse your data.
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A further risk is that it is very easy to make changes with the editor activated that are highly unlikely to work after an update of the theme or plugin.
In most cases the theme should be adapted and there are several ways to do this.
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