get_page_template returning nothing

Question

I run this code in

front-page.php

as well in

category-foo.php

<?php echo is_page_template( 'front-page.php' ) ? "yes" : "no" ?>

and get both times "no" printed

i tried as well

<?php echo get_page_template() ?>

returning nothing.

I as well tried

  <?php echo get_category_template() ?>

What I want to know, is in which main template file I am. E.g.

I want to call from header.php

<?php if ( currFilename(__FILE__) != "front-page" ) : ?>
    <div>Fancy slogan</div>
<?php endif; ?>

which obviously does not work this way.

https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/get_page_template

Answer 1

Have you tried is_front_page()? It should do what you're looking to do.

Unless you've set up front-page.php with the Page Template commented header syntax that identifies the file is a Page Template, I don't think you can use the is_page_template() or get_page_template() functions.

As for the category page, if you are loading category-foo.php, then aren't you already aware of what category template you are on and therefore do not need a conditional? Maybe I don't understand the context of the second part to the question.