This is what finally worked for me. To pull in the banner (featured) image from another page, create the search-results page in WordPress and make sure it is excluded from the search results by using the Search Exclude plugin, then add your featured image and pop this into your two-column custom template: <?php if (is_search()) … Read more
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Use template_include with your conditional for first time visitor: add_filter( ‘template_include’, ‘first_time_visitor_template’, 99 ); function first_time_visitor_template( $template ) { if ( // your conditional for first time visitor { $new_template = locate_template( array( ‘first-time-template.php’ ) ); if ( ” != $new_template ) { return $new_template ; } } return $template; } Do NOT use template_redirect … Read more
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Create a Page_YourCustomName.php . copy page.php content to your new file. add the following code to first Line : <?php /* Template Name: Your Custom Name */ ?> Once you upload the file to your theme’s folder , go to the Page > Edit screen in your admin dashboard. On the right hand side under … Read more
The WordPress template hierarchy is your friend. https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/basics/template-hierarchy/ This provides a very detailed flow for how WP determines which template to load. If you are ever uncertain about which template is loading, this little function is handy. Paste in your theme’s functions.php and it will display the template used at the bottom of the page. … Read more
The stock “category” widget uses wp_list_categories() and passes the arguments though widget_categories_args in the process. 716 /** 717 * Filter the arguments for the Categories widget. 718 * 719 * @since 2.8.0 720 * 721 * @param array $cat_args An array of Categories widget options. 722 */ 723 wp_list_categories( apply_filters( ‘widget_categories_args’, $cat_args ) ); You … Read more