Are page/post IDs unique across a whole network?
Nope, they aren’t unique. So yes – you’d have to check current site and do that…. or use a theme with a custom menu?
page-template
Can I create a page template, use it once, then hide/remove the option to use it again?
If a page won’t work without a specific template, I would just remove the need for them to select a template. Filter template_include and select the template based on the requested page: function wpse50455_template_include( $template ) { // check if it’s a page if ( is_page() ): $this_page_id = get_query_var( ‘page_id’ ); // check for … Read more
get page title, url and excerpt of a page
the codex has exacly what you need: get_page_by_title() Example $page = get_page_by_title( ‘About’ ); $the_excerpt = $page->post_excerpt; or $page = get_page_by_path( ‘parent-page/sub-page’ );
Why is POST’ing to my WP page template producing a 404?
WordPress listens to both $_GET and $_POST when parsing a request. If your form input names are conflicting with native query parameters, you’ll send WordPress on a wild goose chase (and most likely end up with a 404). For your leisure, I’ve kindly listed them here – if any one of your form inputs uses … Read more
Created custom post type but selected template not staying selected
The page template for custom post type is not saved because it is checking whether the post type is “page” – it is not implemented for custom post types yet. The drop-down for the page templates was completely removed in 3.1. This is my way how to deal with it: /* Define the custom box … Read more
Removing or Restricting Access to Page Templates for Editor Role
Here is a solution to remove that metabox from the edit page – this solution also assumes that the editors don’t have access to edit themes. add_action( ‘admin_menu’, ‘restrict_access’ ); function restrict_access() { if(!current_user_can(‘edit_themes’)){ remove_meta_box( ‘pageparentdiv’, ‘page’,’normal’ ); } } Hope this helps
is_page_template & is_page in functions.php not working
Use wp_enqueue_scripts instead on init. This will ensure you the template is already loaded. add_action(‘wp_enqueue_scripts’, ‘maps_scripts’); Or you try to check the template using get_page_template_slug() instead of is_page_template: $tmp = get_page_template_slug($post_id); // provide page/post ID if(‘page-about.php’ == $tmp) { // enqueue scripts here } Note that you don’t need to register scripts before enqueueing them. … Read more
How to Set a Custom Template for Blog Posts
As I understand it, you can’t use Page Templates that way; you need to edit your index.php file instead. See this chart for more detail on how the hierarchy works and this post for a detailed explanation. By specifying “Blog” as the “posts page” on the Settings > Reading tab, you are telling WordPress “this … Read more
How to remove a parent theme template from Quick Edit?
Answer remade. The original was a wild idea… The solution is the same as the one posted by Rarst in the question linked How to *remove* a parent theme page template from a child theme? Difference being the admin_head hook. And a check for only running in edit-page and not in edit-post or edit-custom_post_type, as … Read more
Video Background – (php & css) – generating 404 error on page load – WordPress Theme File Structure Help
Your paths should be: /wp-content/themes/gt3-wp-pure/page-templates/ … instead of: public_html/wp-content/themes/gt3-wp-pure/page-templates/