Within the context of WordPress Theme-ing, the term 'template' refers to PHP files used to display content.
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Template issues getting ajax search results
I'm trying to put search results into a div with ajax. The issue is I'm getting errors saying undefined function have_posts() when the the search template is accessed. It also took issue with ...
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Create custom page templates with plugins?
Is it possible to make custom page templates available from a plugin?
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Is there a WordPress plugin that registers a plugin file as a custom page template?
I need to create a plugin that makes custom page templates available in wp-admin. I'm wondering if someone has tackled this already, as it seems like a pretty typical process?
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get name of the current template file
I've found this to display the current name of the file used in template:
function get_template_name () {
foreach ( debug_backtrace() as $called_file ) {
foreach ( $called_file as $index ...
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Opinions and recommendations on the best barebones base theme [closed]
Preamble
I'm finding myself building more and more WP sites "from scratch" as it were (ie: ignoring any theme designs out there and just creating a design wireframe purely on the needs of the client. ...
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single-{$post_type}-{slug}.php for custom post types
My favorite part of the Wordpress template hierarchy is the ability to quickly create template files for pages by slug, without having to edit the page in Wordpress to select a template.
We can ...
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How to quickly switch custom post type singular template?
I have a custom post type called movies and I need to quickly switch the template that displays the movies cpt on the front end via a link. How can this be done?
Files I have:
single-movies.php
...
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Adding Page Attributes Metabox and Page Templates to the Posts Edit Page?
(Moderators note: Title was originally "How can I add the "Page Attributes" and/or "Page Attributes > Template" selector to POSTS editor")
WP currently only allows the assignment of a "template" to ...
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Looking for WordPress System Diagrams
I am looking for WordPress chart/diagram system design.
I found only the template hierarchy diagram, but it's only part of the system.
source: ...
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Custom Taxonomy in plugin and template
I have a plugin that I am developing that is using custom post types and taxonomies. My question is this. How can I load the content/theme data from my plugin on to the page when the go to the custom ...
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Creating a default Custom Post Template that a Theme can override
I'm in the midst of building a Wordpress Plugin that adds a custom post type, for which I'd like to include a default template to display. Essentially, this is an event management plugin, and the ...
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How to rearrange fields in comment_form()
Im using a custom filter to change the fields, but can´t figure out how to change the order of the fields in the comment form.
Desired order:
comment field (first/top)
name
email
website
This is ...
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Modify CSS via Theme Control Panel
Hi to all I'm trying to create an advanced control panel for my first Wordpress template but I'm not able to add a function that I will need.
The function that I'm trying to add is the possibility to ...
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Is it possible to define a template for a custom post type within a plugin independent of the active theme?
I'm writing a plugin to manage data about open-source projects. I developed an object model and have successfully created all custom post types and taxonomies, as well as implemented the correct ...
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How to pass URL parameters for advanced taxonomy queries with multiple terms for one custom taxonomy
This answer provides the code for a query that returns an OR match on a taxonomy term:
global $query_string;
$args['tax_query'] = array(
array(
'taxonomy' => 'status'
,'terms' ...
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New Template — copy existing template and change code? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Correct process for a new Page Template?
I created a page template following these instructions: http://codex.wordpress.org/Pages#Creating_Your_Own_Page_Templates
I'm ...
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How did you incorporate WooCommerce in your own WordPress theme?
This has most probably been asked before, but I really need to show WooCommerce products in my template, but I don't know what hooks to add where. It's my first time working with WooCommerce.
Can ...
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How can I make all subcategories use the template of its category parent?
(Satisfying minimum text requirement)
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Add a preview to a Wordpress Control Panel
I'm trying to create a new wordpress template and inside it I added a Control Panel, inside this control panel there is an option that allows user to choose where he want's to place a on a map, I try ...
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How to create custom URL routes?
I have a very peculiar requirement, hopefully I can explain it without being too confusing. I created a page template where I list some properties I get from an external XML file, so far no problems, ...
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How to check if a shortcode exists?
I'm using do_shortcode function to add shortcode in my template. But i would like to check if that shortcode exists before display them.
I mean like this
If (shortcode_gallery_exists) {
echo ...
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Dynamic template serving, change theme_root using add_filter from current theme
Some plugins use the 'template', 'option_template' and 'option_stylesheet' to dynamically serve (alternative) wordpress templates. For example, Nathan Rice's ServeDefaultToIESix.
For Example -
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What are the current recommended best-practices for comments.php?
I'm getting ready to submit a theme to the .Org repo and wanted to make sure that everything is in ordnung. One of the biggest holes left in my design is the comments template.
I've taken a look at ...
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Loading template files from a subfolder in my theme?
I am working on a site that will have up to 30 templates in it.
I don't want to have all those templates at the root of my theme folder cluttering up everything.
I know how I can modify the ...
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Programmatically change post templates?
I need to change the template on several hundred pages on my site. Does anyone know if there is a command to do it programmatically? See the following code snippet; I'd like to replace my comment ...
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A shared custom taxonomy between two custom post types
I have two custom post types: event and contact:
http://acicafoc.josoroma.com/contactenos
http://acicafoc.josoroma.com/eventos
Both of them uses a custom taxonomy: country
I just created a ...
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Is it possible to stop selected plugins from loading on certain template pages?
I have a template page that has form on that is only used once in my site. The form uses form validation using jquery validate plugin (such a great plugin). Once the cart66 Plugin is loaded, the form ...
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How to customize the default HTML for Wordpress Attachments
I'm using Wordpress 3.0.1 (most recent as of now) and working around the Whiteboard theme.
It seems that for attachments (images, specifically), Wordpress generates the HTML automatically and it ...
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Hide page visual editor if template is selected - redux
The answer given to a previous and identical question is unfortunately not working on my WP install.
I'm using a version of the function recommended there.
function nim_hide_editor() {
$post_id ...
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Why won't the action hook wp_head won't accept parameters?
I'm working on a plugin that adds scripting to the head using
add_action('wp_head',..);
I have to pass a variable to the function to get my desired result. To test this I'm simple "echoing" out the ...
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Remove navigation from header in custom page template
I'm building a landing page and want to remove the navigation menu from the page. The navigation menu is in header.php which is of course in the page template. Is there a WordPress function I can use ...
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Correct process for a new Page Template?
I'm creating a new Page Template.
I want to change margins, fonts, font sizes, and things like that.
I don't know if I've done things right. Is the following process that I've followed sound?:
I ...
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Get custom post_type's archive URL
It seems like stupid question. But, I can't figure it out :(.
I need to display button at home that goes to custom post_type's archive URL (archive-{post_type}.php). How do I do that?
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Setting a custom sub-path for blog without using pages?
Warning: fairly pedantic request ahead.
I have a design that makes use of posts (I.e., the blog) and a custom post type called "howto". The site front page ("/") has a template that displays the ...
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tag.php doesn't work with tags on a custom post type post?
here's another stumper.
I have a tag.php page. It works fine, unless you click a tag that is in a post associated with a custom post type. Then it doesn't work. Its like that tag, doesn't exist. But ...
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What's the purpose of the paged.php file?
In context of the template hierarchy chart? From what i gather, the paged.php file is something to do with an archive?
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Create built-in pages without creating actual pages
For example:
site.com/contact (or site.com/?page=contact if not using permalinks)
when someone goes to that page I want to load a theme template, like page-contact.php
But I don't want to create a ...
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On Taxonomy Template page, want to add Post_Type
I have a custom taxonomy template page in my theme. Essentially, when someone clicks on a term link into this taxonomy, I -ALWAYS- want to add a specific post-type to the query.
I'm not entirely ...
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Best approach for loading a sidebar Only if the screen max-width is >900px?
I have been playing around with media queries quite a bit lately and I love the concept. It is so easy to display images or change div floats depending upon what the users screen max-width is.
I'm ...
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How to set a fall back template for a custom post type in a plugin?
My custom plugin creates a custom post type, and I want to theme my own "single-my_custom_cpt.php" file. However, I want to store it in my plugin folder, and allow that it be over-written in the ...
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Load different template file when condition met?
If I visit a page on my WordPress site, WP goes and determines what template file it should use based on the template hierarchy.
If I'm doing some logic checking in the hook init and say my ...
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When calling wp_title(), do you have to create some kind of “title.php” file?
... or does wp_title() already handle the various contexts in your blog?
This could clarify for me how I can achieve a reusable index.php file without having all the conditional statements inside it ...
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Hide page visual editor if certain template is selected?
How do I hide the page editor (WYSIWYG editor) if the current page is set to a certain template.
I have the following code already to add in custom meta boxes when certain templates are chosen:
...
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Outputting Canonical Resource URLs Across a Multisite Network?
Say a theme "foo" is used on across a network of sites. In each site, all the theme resources (.css, .js, etc.) will have distinct URLs:
http://network/siteA/wp-content/themes/foo/style.css
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wordpress - load a template based on the URI
I have a number of custom of post types - i.e. 'windows', 'doors', 'garages'
and I want to load a custom template (special.php) whenever my wordpress site has a url that looks like this:
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Two exact templates, sidebar showing in one but not the other
I'm using the Roots WP Theme and for some reason when copy pasting the page-custom.php to create a home page template. The new homepage template is showing the sidebar but not the original page-custom ...
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Custom Page Template [closed]
Could somebody help me make a custom page template?
I'd like to have a basic page (with sidebars, header and footers) and a table for data. I'd like the data to be taken from custom fields. ...
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Any advantage to using get_header() over include('header.php')?
The basic theme - in fact every theme I've looked at - uses get_header() to include the header file, but I don't see any reason for doing so.
What's are the advantages of using get_header() instead ...
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How to get IDs for objects in menu branch?
Is it possible to print content of all menu items, when displaying menu (or branch of menu as in question about displaying menu branches) ?
Once I click on About Us I wish for new page to display ...
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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 ...
