John Davidson

Message:

I need to create a child plugin for a popular plugin
There are a few functions in the main plugin that I need to edit (by the Child plugin) How do I do this?
Note: There is a function in the main plugin, I just need to add code to it with the plugin child
Desired function:

function dokan_get_social_profile_fields() {

    $fields = array(

        'fb' => array(

            'icon'  => 'facebook-square',

            'title' => __( 'Facebook', 'dokan-lite' ),

        ),

        'gplus' => array(

            'icon'  => 'google',

            'title' => __( 'Google', 'dokan-lite' ),

        ),

        'twitter' => array(

            'icon'  => 'twitter-square',

            'title' => __( 'Twitter', 'dokan-lite' ),

        ),

        'pinterest' => array(

            'icon'  => 'pinterest-square',

            'title' => __( 'Pinterest', 'dokan-lite' ),

        ),

        'linkedin' => array(

            'icon'  => 'linkedin-square',

            'title' => __( 'LinkedIn', 'dokan-lite' ),

        ),

        'youtube' => array(

            'icon'  => 'youtube-square',

            'title' => __( 'Youtube', 'dokan-lite' ),

        ),

        'instagram' => array(

            'icon'  => 'instagram',

            'title' => __( 'Instagram', 'dokan-lite' ),

        ),

        'flickr' => array(

            'icon'  => 'flickr',

            'title' => __( 'Flickr', 'dokan-lite' ),

        ),

    

    );



    return apply_filters( 'dokan_profile_social_fields', $fields );

}

The amount I need to add to it with the Child Plugin:

,

        'telgram' => array(

            'icon'  => 'telgram',

            'title' => __( 'Telgram', 'dokan-lite' ),

        ),

        'discord' => array(

            'icon'  => 'discord',

            'title' => __( 'Discord', 'dokan-lite' ),

        ),

---

My Answer:
To create a child plugin for the main plugin and add the additional social profile fields, you can follow these steps:

1. Create a new folder for your child plugin in the plugins directory of your WordPress installation.
2. Create a new PHP file for your child plugin and add the necessary plugin headers at the top of the file.
3. In the PHP file, use the `add_filter` function to hook into the `dokan_profile_social_fields` filter and add the additional social profile fields.

Here's an example code snippet for your child plugin PHP file:

php
/*
Plugin Name: Child Plugin for Dokan
Description: Add additional social profile fields to Dokan plugin
Version: 1.0
Author: Your Name
*/

add_filter( 'dokan_profile_social_fields', 'add_additional_social_fields' );

function add_additional_social_fields( $fields ) {
$fields['telgram'] = array(
'icon' => 'telgram',
'title' => __( 'Telgram', 'dokan-lite' ),
);

$fields['discord'] = array(
'icon' => 'discord',
'title' => __( 'Discord', 'dokan-lite' ),
);

return $fields;
}


4. Save the PHP file and activate the child plugin in the WordPress admin dashboard.

By following these steps, your child plugin will hook into the `dokan_profile_social_fields` filter and add the additional social profile fields to the main plugin's function. This way, you can customize the functionality of the main plugin without modifying its core files.