Within the context of WordPress Theme-ing, the term 'template' refers to PHP files used to display content.

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Programatically create a page

Is it possible to programatically create a page? I want to make it so that I can create a template file in a theme and be able to point links to that page without having to rely on the user to go and ...
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Show only 2nd level of navigation depending on active navigation

For example, suppose a menu like so: Parent 1 Child A Child B Parent 1 Child C Child D Child E Parent 2 Child F In a certain part of my template, I want something to show depending on ...
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How to change header image size in custom themes

I'm using WP 3.5 for a CMS for one of our clients. I need to have a bigger header image than 940 × 250 pixels, so I changed width and height parameters, but when I try to upload a new image, it still ...
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Plugin javascript (floating elements) not working on custom post type single page template [closed]

Strange problem, not sure how to figure it out. I had someone create me a cool little plugin that allows me to input a CSS element ID and that element will float to the top of the page and stick ...
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How to check during “pre_get_posts” if WP performing default query for specific custom template?

I want to modify default query for custom RSS template loaded by plugin that i'am writing right now. What is the best way to check - in function hooked to "pre_get_posts" - if default query for my ...
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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: ...
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Passing parameters to a custom page template using clean urls

I am now passing parameters to a custom template in the following format www.example.com/?pageid=12&rid=24&title=this-is-the-title I have created two tables . So I need to fetch data and ...
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Why get_page_template() doesn't show taxonomy template file name?

I made a custom taxonomy called - work-category and a template file for it called - taxonomy-work-category.php. That part work just fine. For a purpose I did put get_page_template() in that ...
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Highlight wp_nav_menu when category is selected

Using the wp_nav_menu() function to display my menu I noticed the highlighting in the menu was working well for the pages I created (like archives.php) but not anymore when a date (date.php), category ...
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is_home() returns TRUE on page template

I'm wondering why my link: http://localhost/?page_id=3433 returns TRUE on is_home() usage: if(is_home()){ var_dump(is_home()); die('test'); ...
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Custom Post Templates

The Issue: I am looking for custom single post templates, to add or remove individual elements as a function of a normal single post. There are a lot of ways to create custom post templates for ...
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What is content.php file that is needed for Jetpack infinite scroll plugin?

I'm currently learning how to use Jetpack infinite scroll plugin, while going through the documentation I came across 'render' section: http://jetpack.me/support/infinite-scroll/ It uses default ...
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Show page title just from the first child-page in template

how can I do this: Pages: Home - sub-1 -- sub-sub-1 --- sub-sub-sub-1 On home-page should only show the page-title of the first child-page like: sub-1 I found this: <?php $child_pages = ...
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Custom Post Type Archive Template

I have similar problem to this one: Custom Post Type Template - Archive So, I have a wordpress custom post type called coupon. I try to assing the template to it by using archive-coupon.php, but it ...
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Custom field data is not saving

I only have this code, which is in functions.php. I can see the field in admin page, but the data is not saving. add_action('add_meta_boxes', 'home_page_template_meta_box'); function ...
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Link to blog index from template

I can't believe I did not find the right function for this: I just want to retrieve the blog index url from a template. My homepage is a static page. I am not looking for bloginfo('url') because it ...
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Prevent private post 404

I want private posts (for those not logged in) to use the single.php template just as public posts do, at the moment they get thrown over to the 404.php template. I've had a good look through the ...
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add_rewrite_rule and template redirect not working

I have the following pairs: add_rewrite_rule('^questions/ask/?','index.php?pagename=ask','top'); if(is_page('ask')){ $tname = 'add-question.php'; ...
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Customizing get_the_excerpt() to specific length and “Read More” output.

I am costuming a template. There is a list grabbing the introduction from the first 1-2 paragraphs (all the articles from a category). If I set the excerpt to 295 words, sometimes the list grabs ...
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Default Gallery Edit/Template Editable?

I quite like the default WordPress Gallery, but i dont like how it plonks the images as thumbnails, with a link to the larger image. Is there anyway to make it display the images not in a thumbnail ...
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do_shortcode() doesn't work if shortcode contained in variable, works if shortcode passed as string

I'm developing a plugin, wherein one of the features is to switch out forms on a specific page by changing the shortcode within a custom field. within my plugin file: function getShort() { ...
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Moving a custom template from one domain to another [closed]

How can I move a custom template I have installed on one of my domains to another? Is there an easy program that I can just click a button, or is there a lot of reconfiguring?
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Unable to set right time in admin and frontend template

When I run a simple php file called test.php (placed in the root of the wp installation) that contains something like that: <?php echo date('H:i:s'); ?> The result is right: 15:30:00 and the ...
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Load post with a different template?

Let's say I have a single.php file with a certain layout (graphic intensive). I want to create a sort of plain-text version of the same page that is only called when the user clicks the provided ...
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Add Previous/Next Buttons to CPT Single Pages Only

I'm working with a site that is displaying a portfolio CPT on the home page in a "Grid Loop." On the single pages, i'd like to add Previous & Next Item buttons. I thus added this code: function ...
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Wordpress multisite haml templates

I'm building a very large Wordpress multisite at the moment and while I sort out the project at a top level I want to know if it's possible to use haml or phamlp for my templates instead of php. I ...
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Grid layout “last” class to every third item

Seems like a trivial problem but I can't get it to work. I need to add class="last" to every third post. Here is my code: <?php $count = 0; $my_query = new ...
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Shortcode / plugin with custom (flexible) output

Following scenario: I'm building a theme framework which I want to reuse in various themes of mine. In this framework there is a collection of many shortcodes. For exemplary illustration of my ...
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why is markup routinely placed in functions in wordpress?

Here is an exampple from a woothemes theme. I'm definetly not having a go at woothemes - they are a great theme provider with great standards and this sort of thing is fairly typical in themes. why? ...
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One page site (returning from google) + history manipulation

I am making a one page site using wordpress. The one page has all the menu pages linked into one, but there will be arbitary pages (landing pages) for subcategories and stuff at the moment. I have ...
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Add multiple pages to theme customizer

So that theme customizer over at /wp-admin/customize.php is pretty cool, but it looks like it only lets you customize one page. Is there any way to add multiple pages or other theme template pages to ...
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How can I force URL of a custom post type archive to use a page template?

I have the following custom post type: if ( $args->has_archive ) { $archive_slug = $args->has_archive === true ? $args->rewrite['slug'] : $args->has_archive; if ( ...
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Custom Post Type .current-menu-item not applying on Custom Post Type Archive Page

I am working with custom post types and I had trouble with the nav menu not getting the .current-menu-item on my custom post archive page menu item. In fact, when I was on that page or any of the ...
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previous_post_link() and next_post_link() with a custom post type?

I'm on single-work.php for a custom post type called work, inside the loop. Trying to make two links to the previous and next post. Using this code: <?php previous_post_link(); ?> and ...
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How to retrieve depth of menu into template

In wp_nav_menu i use for the menu, with custom walker, i can get the $depth parameter in the start_el function function start_el(&$output, $item, $depth, $args) but, outside this ...
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Using 2 template files for the site blog

Ok so I have a blog on http://sergedenimes.com/blog/ The default template is a grid of images. I have a link in this page so if users want to switch to the normal list view they can click it. This ...
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Override Taxonomy Template

I'm trying to list all the products tied to a specific taxonomy. For some reason the template won't work when trying to access "http://www.myexample.com/product_categories/funiture/", I tried ...
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.textwidget div has ridiculous width for some reason [closed]

I have custom made sidebars, and tried testing them, however main sidebar (on the right) doesn't look like it should do, I assume this is because .textwidget div generated by wordpres has width of ...
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How to create template for taxonomy results limited by Custom Post Type?

I've got a Custom Post Type with a Custom Taxonomy set up. So how do I create an archive template to display posts from that CPT, limited by taxonomy? Here's the deal: The CPT is called Shows. Each ...
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Template for page with overridden Theme

I think I've got a somewhat uncommon issue. My wordpress site uses a custom theme, but I wanted to add a blog alongside that, without using multisite because my host charges 3x the amount for such a ...
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Different template and themes visible for different users

I'm trying to accomplish the following task: Create a WP installation which will allow different users to: see and manage posts and pages created only by them see and change templates of their ...
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I need to include post template into home template

i need to include "blog_page_2_column.php" into homepage. I do this, insert this into homepage template, works fine but i cant change the page of blog... Any idea? The web is ucrburna2013.com.ar Thx
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home.php and the first page of the archive

I have a home.php template file in our Wordpress blog that displays a special first page as the front page of our blog (Short post excerpts, posts from categories, photos, etc, etc). Now I want to ...
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Taxonomy page to display top level category as field

i thought I had my issue fixed but I found out that it isn't. I have code in the sidebar of my archive template that only displays the parent taxonomy terms as links to take you to the taxonomy ...
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Category Template: Need to display different content on first page of archives

So my issue is that I need to create two versions of a category.php template. Now, I know very well that if I want to display posts from just one category, I duplicate category.php and call it ...
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Template with Custom Post Type (Custom Tables) does not work

I'm using a Custom Post Type (CPT) my-project stored in a custom table MY_PROJECT. Here is the CPT registering code: $labels = array( 'name' => __( 'Projects ' ), ...
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Remove portion of header code from home page only

I have this code in the template file header.php: <div class="dynamic-header"> <?php if(function_exists('show_media_header')){ show_media_header(); } ?> </div> I want to ...
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Displaying hierarchical taxonomy terms on taxonomy template

Sorry if this is a little long but it is somewhat complex. I thought I was going down the right path. Here it is. I have created a custom post type and a custom taxonomy for it named location. In this ...
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Group pages by custom field values

I plan to have each individual product as a page, with custom fields for : Brand, size, feature 1 and feature 2. My question: Will it be possible to build a summary page template say for Brand, ...
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Test if page is child and has children, if so echo child pages also on grandchild pages

I am trying to show a sub-menu of child-pages only on level 2 pages (who have a parent) and if they have children. I am using the code below (made from several snippets I found), it works fine on ...

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