Is there a way we can change to a specific theme for a specific page only in Wordpress?
I tried easy theme switcher but the problem with that is that it changes theme permanently.
I don't want that...
I am not 100% sure of exactly what you want to achieve - but if it is only to have a different display for a single page (rather then really change ALL the theme to include all the functions etc..) , then -
You should can create a page-template and then choose it in the drop-down menu for your page .
(in the sidebar - Page-attributes ->Template)
In that case , you could also use specific functions by adding them to the page itself (before the output.)
For example :
<?php
/*
Template Name: my-page-name
*/
function my_specific_page_function() {
//..do_whatever
}
?>
There is this plugin but it hasn't been updated in over a year
http://wordpress.org/plugins/page-theme/
You can use the free plugin Freesoul Switch Theme, both for debugging and in a permanent way
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I'm making a WordPress theme by myself since I'm working for the first time in Wordpress I've watched some tutorials about it.
I have page.php header and footer and ofc an index. I insert the content from the pages with this:
<?php echo get_post_field('post_content', $post->ID); ?>
but I tried the get_post in a while loop with same result..
Everything is fine but when I want to use a plugin I can't add to my page... When I insert the shortcode of it it shows only the shortcode string... There are some plugins where I can click a "view" option and it would show a page with my plugin (for example a calendar) but that page is empty...
When I activate an original theme it works instantly... So I'm sure something is missing from my theme something which can load the plugins but I couldn't find solution for it.
Any ideas?
Did you add the <?php wp_head(); ?> function before the head area of the html document is closing? It imports important scripts and styles from wordpress itself (and probably also from the plugins).
See here:
https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_head/
Before closing the body area, the template should also include
<?php wp_footer();?>
See here:
https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_footer/
I'm using Genesis framework and I have this page (http://staging.seedcreativeacademy.co.uk/short-courses/) showing the categories of my custom post type short_courses. I have changed the category name to course_type, by creating a new custom taxonomy.
This is how I want it to work so far (styling needs sorting out admittedly!) Im also using CPT UI plugin.
Now, when I click through to a category, is displays each 'Course in a nice masonry block as you will see here: http://staging.seedcreativeacademy.co.uk/course_type/digital-marketing/
However, I dont want this pages to look like this and I've tried adding custom template for the following:
Archive-short_courses.php & taxonomy-short_courses.php
Archive-course_type.php & taxonomy-course_type.php
But it doesnt seem to alter the layout at all...
Once I pass this hurdle I will want to alter the single.php page for these short courses, but I thought I would start with this first.
Im not sure if genesis blocks this and sets a site wide default? I know if sets a site wide default for the archive settings but I cant find anything about a template, plus i dont know if I shoujld be searching for tutorials on archive.php pages, category.php pager or taxonomy.php pages...
Can someone help me clarify things please?
course_type is a term name, not taxonomy name.
So, these are correct for your case:
category-course_type.php (category-{slug}.php is correct format. So check if course_type is correct slug of that category)
single-short_courses.php
Just in case, try reload permalinks via Settings->permalinks->save after making these changes.
Looks like your theme or some plugin is adding masnory class to body tag, which then is styled by your child theme. You need to filter that class out of your body tag and then might styling goes to non-masonary styling.
Add following code to your taxonomy-course_type.php file, and also make sure you have genesis(); call as the last thing in the template.
add_filter('body_class', 'remove_body_class', 20, 2);
function remove_body_class($wp_classes)
{
foreach($wp_classes as $key => $value)
{
if ($value == 'masonry') unset($wp_classes[$key]);
}
return $wp_classes;
}
Above could should be in custom taxonomy template, which also have genesis(); as last line.
i've written a plugin which shortcodes can easily be used in every post and page. As this plugin can be useful in a sidebar as well i want to make the text widget usable for my shortcodes.
When i googled this i found out that i can use the add_filter() function to ensure that, but this is only possible if i have access to the theme's functions.php. But as i am the creator of the plugin and not of the theme, this is not usable for me.
Does anybody know how i can make a shortcode which is introduced with a plugin usable in the widgets section?
Thanks!
Open your theme's function file.
Find a free spot after the opening php tag that isn't part of a function.
add this:
if (!is_admin())
{
add_filter('widget_text', 'do_shortcode', 11);
}
save the file and you should be all set.
Open your page in edit mode.
Select your page location and line where you want to add short code.
Add code here and update..
I need to include a custom PHP page in Wordpress.
So what I need to do is just to show this custom php page using the Wordpress theme installed on that Wordpress.
Does not mind which theme is up, the custom php page will have to be shown under any theme is installed in that moment.
How do I do it in Wordpress?
I am new to Wordpress development.
Thanks
Creating a custom php page that will be able to be viewed in any theme (and have the theme applied) would be considerably difficult.
Each wordpress page calls specific theme functions of that particular theme, as well as referencing files of that theme to generate header, footer, css files, javascript files, etc.. Your custom page would need to plan for all of these contingencies, for each possible theme used.
Here's a alternative solution: inject PHP code directly into a standard wordpress page via this plugin http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/allow-php-in-posts-and-pages/
Meaning: you make a normal wordpress page, but are able to add php to it. When this page is rendered, the proper page template is used, and all the theme references are taken care of for you.
You could do this easily with a page template. WordPress allows you to create page templates which can be assigned to a page via the 'Page Attributes' panel within the page editor. These templates are php files inside your theme directory which begin with some code like (see this page in The Codex for more info):
<?php
/*
Template name: Custom PHP Page
*/
?>
<?php // begin custom PHP page ?>
Typically a template is a variation on the regular theme files (such as page.php) and would call the get_header() and get_footer() functions and have an instance of the loop. However if you simply want to use a custom PHP page, then all you need to do is create the file you want inside the current theme directory and add the above code at the very top of the file.
To output the custom PHP page on your site, you would need to add a new page via the admin area and then assign your new page template to this page.
Alternatively, if you want to include a custom PHP page inside an existing theme file, you use the code:
<?php include(TEMPLATEPATH . '/includes/file.php'); ?>
in this case your custom PHP file would be located inside a directory called 'includes' within your current theme directory.
Tim.
It's not that difficult. Here's what you need:
Once you include the main wordpress blog header, the entire armamentarium of wordpress functions is available to you, which allows you to get the active theme's directory. Once you get that, just include the header and the footer of the theme.
// If title is not displayed before loading the header, Wordpress displays "Page not found" as the title
echo "<head>
<title>Your page title</title>
</head>";
// Include the Main Wordpress blog header
include $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/wp-blog-header.php";
//Now, you need to get the active theme's folder, and get a relative path to that folder
$homeurl=home_url();
$ddir= get_bloginfo( 'template_directory');
$current_theme_relative_path=substr_replace($ddir, "", 0, strlen($homeurl));
//echo "<br/>The relative path to the currently active theme is ".$current_theme_relative_path;
//Once you have the path, include the header and footer, adding your custom php code in between.
// Include the specific theme header you need
include $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].$current_theme_relative_path."/header.php";
// Your custom PHP code STARTS here
// Add anything you want to display to the user
echo "
<h2>
Your form has been submitted
</h2>";
// END of custom code
?>
<?php
}
// Now end with the theme's footer
include $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].$current_theme_relative_path."/footer.php";
?>
Was very helpfull (even if dated of 2011-13)
Also, as a thank you, i'm sharing the version i made
it's usefull if your wordpress folder is not located at ROOT
PasBin Link - wordpress custom php page
just change the value of $wplocalpath in :
// Wordpress path (if wordpress is not located at ROOT
// $wplocalpath="/Wordpress1";
I'm trying to make a custom Taxonomy Term page in Drupal 7. I've created a page--taxonomy.tpl.php file in my templates folder. The file only prints out a message. I now try to force the template file by adding
function template_preprocess_page($variables) {
if (arg(0) == 'taxonomy') {
$variables['template_file'] = 'page--taxonomy-tpl';
}
}
in my template.php, but it won't work. Can you help me? And if I get the custom page working, how do I fetch the nodes with this term (in page--taxonomy.tpl.php)? Thanks in advance.
Try using this in your template.php:
function template_preprocess_page(&$variables) {
if (arg(0) == 'taxonomy') {
$variables['theme_hook_suggestions'][] = 'page__taxonomy';
}
}
You need to pass $variables by reference, so add a & before it
template_file has changed to theme_hook_suggestions in Drupal 7
You don't need the -tpl in the template suggestion unless you want it to be a part of the filename like "page--taxonomy-tpl.tpl.php" which I don't think is what you want.
For more information, check out template_preprocess_page(), theme_get_suggestions() and Working with template suggestions
Not sure if this would meet your requirements, but one of default D7 views - Taxonomy term - emulates Drupal core's handling of taxonomy/term pages. You could just enable it (it would automatically replace Drupal's core taxonomy URLs), and then do whatever you want with it, keeping original page structure, all blocks etc, using Views' page templates (see "Theming information" in "Advanced") and all other bells and whistles...
Since you are using Drupal 7, you could also create a file name "taxnomy-term.tpl.php" and edit according to your needs.
See taxonomy-term.tpl.php
Full control over the taxonomy term page can be obtained using hook_menu_alter() . See https://drupal.stackexchange.com/questions/48420/theming-and-overriding-taxonomy-term-vocabulary-page/111194#111194