Re-using single CPT code with get_template_part?

Question

Wordpress newbie, here.

I've created a custom post type, using CPT UI, named "menus". Later created single instances of that "menus" CPT, directed by a "single-menu" template.

So here's my hierarchy for that "menu" CPT:

one template "menus" : listing all "menu" posts one template "single-menu" : generating individual posts of the "menu" post type various pages based on the "single-menu" template : for example, a "monday" page Now, i want to retrieve this "monday" single instance of that CPT and re-use its code using get_template_part().

So far, i've been able to call the CPT listing page content ("menus") but unable to call the single instance ruled by the "single-menu" template. Here's my code:

<?php 
get_template_part( 'menus'); 
?>

The path for the page targeted reads as follow on my browser:

http://localhost/website/menu/monday/

I've tried several combinations but have been unable to call it. New to wordpress as mentioned, used to use a standard php include function in my static prototype. It worked fine, now how i can call this "monday" with the get_template_part()?

Any idea as to how this could be done? Pointers welcome too!

Answer 1

You don't reuse a specific page's data via get_template_part, you query for a specific page's data and use get_template_part to output the result. Look at how any of the core-bundled themes use get_template_part within the loop to output the main query for an example.

Query for the page:

$query = new WP_Query( array(
    'post_type' => 'menu',
    'name' => 'monday'
) );
if( $query->have_posts() ){
    $query->the_post();
    get_template_part( 'menus' );
    wp_reset_postdata();
}

Then menus.php outputs the result:

<?php
the_title();
the_content();
// etc..

Answer 2

Update on my problem. For the record, i had created a custom post type "menu", with a post listing page "menus" and single instances of this custom post "menu/monday", "menu/tuesday", etc.

I was trying to access the content of this single instances so as to display it on my front page, using the get_template_part() function.

Here's how i eventually proceeded:

first, i created a new php for include "content-monday":

<?php

$args = array(
    'post_type' => 'menu',
    'name' => 'monday'); // using Milo's code here to fetch the content of my single-custom

$the_query = new WP_Query( $args );
?>

<?php if ( have_posts() ) : while ($the_query->have_posts() ) : $the_query->the_post() ;?>
<?php the_field( 'plat_vegetarien' ); ?>
<?php endwhile; else: ?>

<p>No post!</p>


<?php endif; ?>

then i used the get_template_part() to display the content on my front page:

get_template_part( 'content', 'monday' );

It seems to work fine so far, thanking Milo for his help!