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When I'm using is_single(); in my <head> section to add some style to website navigation it executes correctly on blog posts but it also executes on single "portfolio" post type posts (so single-portfolio.php and single.php).

How do I make it execute only on single.php?

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You can use the following instead,

  if (is_singular('post')) {

  //your code here...

  }

Where by is_singular is the WordPress API conditional function for testing for the existence of a post type. You can also pass an array of post types if you wish.

http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/is_singular

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That's another very good answer! Both answers resolve this issue. This one seems to be simpler. Thanks! – Paul Jul 28 '12 at 15:19
Thank you, always best to use built-in functions. I think this should be the accepted answer. – Simon Jul 28 '12 at 15:19
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You could try something like (http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/get_post_type) :

to check if it's not a specific post-type :

if ( is_single() && 'portfolio' != get_post_type() ) {
  // DO STUFF
}

or to check if it's a post and not a post-type :

if ( is_single() && 'post' == get_post_type() ) {
  // DO STUFF
}
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Thanks! That resolves my problem BUT what if I have "slideshow", "news", "portfolio" and a lot more post types? Some can be extended using plugins and I'm not sure how many there will be and what will be their names. Is there a way to do it without excluding just "portfolio" but everything that is not a blog post? – Paul Jul 28 '12 at 15:15
@Flow: use get_post_type() to check for 'post'. – Geert Jul 28 '12 at 15:17
I have updated my answer ^^ – Simon Jul 28 '12 at 15:18
Thanks so much! The issue is resolved :) – Paul Jul 28 '12 at 15:18

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