There could be edge cases where the index template could be used. For example, a plugin or a future WordPress version could introduce a new template hierarchy “type” that is not covered by any other template. WordPress would use the index template as a fallback in this case. Of note, the WordPress Theme Handbook mentions … Read more
Assuming that you’re wanting to determine which template page is currently being displayed, within the template hierarchy, the easiest way to do so is via the output of body_class(). However, if you need to return this information programmatically, the easiest way might be to call get_body_class(), and then evaluate the array of classes returned. Given … Read more
You can check for the single page by using is_single() function. https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_single/ As for index page, I am not 100% sure but is_home() may be the one. https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/is_home
please refer to the codex: http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Hierarchy#Author_display however, your problem is caused by a conflict of the .author class output by the body_class() and this existing style in custom.css: .author { float: left; margin-top: -3px; width: 219px; background: #E7ECEF; border-right: 1px solid #D6DFDC; height: 41px; cursor: pointer; } check why this style is added there in … Read more
I think you are searching for custom page-template. Make yourself a page-customarchive.php and name her in the top of the file.: <?php /* Template Name: customarchive */ //Your custom query for this post_type Put her in your theme directory Then make a new Page in WordPress and pick from the right side the template you … Read more
You can create a blog page from index.php If you have knowledge on WordPress Template hierarchy and WordPress coding standard you can easily manipulate blog page on your server. Moreover front-page.php will be your home page. Resources Page Template Hierarchy Developer Resources:
The answer is simple: /search/query/?category_name=general&post_type=custom is not a part of WordPress and has been added by a plugin/theme, you need to ask their support or inspect the code to find out For everything else, if is_search() is true, then it’s a search archive. If is_search() is not true it is not a search archive. Since … Read more
What is the difference between the “Main Index Template”(index.php) and HomePage(front-page.php)
You can tell WordPress what template file to use with the template_redirect hook. add_action( ‘template_redirect’, ‘wpse98738_taxonomy_redirect’ ); function wpse98738_taxonomy_redirect() { if( ‘x’ == $customtax && ‘y’ == $category_name ) { include( get_template_directory() . ‘/taxonomy-customtax.php’ ); // if you’re using a Child Theme, use the following line instead: // include( get_stylesheet_directory() . ‘/taxonomy-customtax.php’ ); exit; // … Read more
To understand how this works, take a look at the source file template-loader.php. Here you see several lines of statements which determine which template WordPress will load. Near the end is the filter, which allows you to undo all the previous lines. For instance, one of the lines determines which template to load if is_single … Read more