QUESTION Access/manipluate functions and classes to/from 3rd party plugins. Best practice?

[roy_b8te]

Thanks for swift response.

Maybe give more specifics.

My custom theme uses the plugin Front End User Login ( modified ).
However, my theme's form elements are different than the ones embedded in the above mentioned plugin's source.

So I'm trying to figure out:

• Whether I create a set of similar functions and or class calls in my theme's directory?
  
• If I should add my theme's functions to the plugins source ( prefer not to ) ?
  
• If it's "secure" to include the plugin's source file in my theme's function file ?
  
• If there is a better way to approach this ?
  

htms

If thisbis for a theme use your own local functions tonwrap third party calls and use function exists or is callable checks to segment the code

hrm, ok I will test this out too.. Still just curious if it best practice though...