How to change Wordpress default emoticons
- Install the Smilies Themer plugin
- Activate it.
- Go to Settings > Smilies Themer and pick a theme pack. If you want to create a custom one, keep reading
- Create a folder with the name of your theme pack in
wp-content/themes/smilies-themer/. In my case I called itdevthought -
Place your emoticons in that folder and a file called
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Place a code like this in
package-config.php<?php /* * Package-Name: Theme name * Package-URI: http://yourwebsite.com * Package-Description: Your theme description * Package-Author: Your name * Package-Author-URI: http://yourwebsite.com */ $wp_smilies = array( '>:o' => 'angryface.png', '>:-O' => 'angryface.png', ':-[' => 'blush.png', ':[' => 'blush.png', ); // add as many as you want respecting the same format: // 'emoticon' => 'file.jpg',
- Go to Settings and choose your package!
Now you’re done!
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Will WP update affect this?
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it’s so difficult for me
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I like the emoticons at the end of your post. Are they available for download?
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Yep nice plugin. I’m currently trying to make it work with css sprites :p

I think you mean /wp-content/plugins/smilies-themer