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Programatically switch page template?

you can use template_redirect action hook to php include your maintenance mode template file using a simple option in options database. When you turn maintenance mode on add an option for example: add_option(‘maintenance_mode_on’); then with this code you check if that option is set and if so you redirect to your desired template file: function … Read more

Subpage template

Just build it directly into your page.php template. e.g.: <?php global $post; if ( $post->post_parent ) { // This is a child Page; do something } ?>

Template Page Content Made Searchable

By default WordPress cannot search in template content. You should import your content into the data base. The plugin HTML Import 2 will help here. Another option is a separate search engine with a parser that can read the complete HTML output. The plugin Search Unleashed for example supports Apache Lucene. That’s probably too much … Read more

Multiple portfolios with one custom post type?

I think the best, most WordPress friendly solution is to use the default template hierarchy. If you’re using a custom post type and default categories, you first need to get the post type into the category (and tag) archive pages. This support thread does that. Now, you can see the portfolio items at yoursite.com/category/web-design, where … Read more

Page template across themes

I believe you have to make a plugin for that. The following code is based on this answer: Is it possible to define a template for a custom post type within a plugin independent of the active theme? /* Plugin Name: Universal Template Plugin URI: https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/57211 Description: Uses a custom template in the plugin directory … Read more

Customize edit.php Pages listing in dashboard to show only pages with a particular template applied?

Try this: <?php // add submenu page add_action(‘admin_menu’, ‘add_template_submenu’); function add_template_submenu() { add_pages_page( ‘My Template’, ‘My Template’, ‘edit_pages’, ‘edit.php?post_type=page&template=your-template-file.php’); } // check for the template name passed in $_GET and add it to the query add_filter(‘parse_query’, ‘filter_pages’); function filter_pages($query) { global $typenow, $pagenow; if ($pagenow == ‘edit.php’ && $typenow == ‘page’ && $_GET[‘template’]) { $query->query_vars[‘meta_key’] … Read more

How to dynamically save a selected option from page “Templates” selectbox?

This would have to be fully coded and tested, but I think the roadmap is: Deregister the Default Meta Box and Make a Custom One @MikeSchinkel answer to this question is very detailed and thoughtful: Adding Page Attributes Metabox and Page Templates to the Posts Edit Page? In that case, it is for duplicating the … Read more

CPT: archive-cpt.php VS custom page template

The correct way is latter one – correctly configure your CPT registration to have post type archive and use appropriate template file for it. However it gets tricker with your additional requirements. Exposing post type archives to be used in menus is significantly requested/explored topic, but I don’t think it made it into core yet. … Read more

How to handle a missing page.php?

The only required template in a WordPress theme is the index.php. And a comments.php if comments are supported. Following the template hierarchy, all other files, including page.php, will fall back to the index.php. When a theme doesn’t have a page.php, look at the index.php. There you will find the basic structure for its content. In … Read more

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