Why Use Plugins Instead of Theme Changes?
…very worrying about losing functionality or something you’ve built for the site. Your data and functionality then belong to your site, not your theme. Plugins can usually allow for more customization than theme changes as well. For example, if you’re creating a change to your theme that modifies a lot of pages or content, this might be something that you want to put into a plugin. That way, you also gain the flexibility to exclude some pages or mo…