2
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1answer
27 views

Returning Variables back into a template

If I put a function that I want to use in a template I can put it into functions.php function myfunction(){ echo 'My String'; } add_action('myfunction','myfunction'); and in a template file put: ...
0
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1answer
63 views

How to use get_template part in the plugin?

I was using the entire template in the plugin, but I would like to use get template part, so that I can reuse the header and footer in the original template. The code is like this: add_filter( ...
0
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1answer
36 views

Do I really need the div class entry?

I was wondering if it's really neccessary to keep the <div class="entry"> in the page.php file (or any other template for that matter). I typically use a blank HTML5 wordpress theme and it ...
1
vote
1answer
112 views

Changing the template hierarchy

Is there an easy way to change the WP default template hierarchy? For instance; Say I want to change my theme directory structure so that it completely changes from the Template Hierarchy suggested ...
0
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1answer
434 views

Creating new templates in child themes breaks layout

I am learning how to create new templates in WP. I am using a child theme of Twenty Eleven. My problem is that whenever I create a new template the layout breaks. For debugging I stopped using any ...
1
vote
2answers
766 views

Wordpress ignoring specified template for front page. Why?

I'm using the Roots theme which with custom css. I'm using the page "Home" as the front page the page "Blog" as the blog page (in WP reading settings) I'm trying to set the front page "Home" to use ...
0
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1answer
93 views

Custom template not appearing [closed]

When I created a custom template and saved it into my Wordpress theme directory, the option to allow me to select a custom template in my page attributes does not appear. However, when I copy the same ...
1
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2answers
3k views

Display a specific dynamic sidebar widgets on a specific page

I have had a wordpress site handed off to me halfway through completion. It's been at least a year since I last used wordpress and there are a lot of things I'm finding different. The way I am used to ...