Attach a filter that only outputs a different link when you’re on single.php: function wpse25725_author_posts( $link ) { // abort if not on single.php if ( ! is_single() ) return; // modify this as you like – so far exactly the same as in the original core function // if you simply want to add … Read more
Here’s a function to print the URI of the first page using an “Archive” page template. It assumes the template is named template-archive.php (don’t name it archive.php and hijack the Template Hierarchy!). You can either drop this in functions.php and call it in a template or you can just use the code within the function … Read more
I found that the problem was with the otherwise very useful plugin Legacy URL Forwarding. It uses the following function (abridged here) with the 404_template hook. function doUrlForwarding() { // make a $query based on the $_SERVER[‘REQUEST_URI’] // if a post is found, redirect to it if (!empty($query->post->ID)) { wp_redirect(get_permalink($query->post->ID), ‘301’ ); } } add_action(‘404_template’,’doUrlForwarding’); … Read more
You can use some actions and filters on wordpress you can use to customize your login page: Here are some i found in the wp-login.php file action login_head , to output html before the header tag is closed filter login_headerurl to customize the link where the logo goes filter login_headertitle to customize the title of … Read more
I would hook into the new_page action, and then use update_post_meta() to update the post meta value for _wp_page_template: <?php function wpse31124_set_page_default_template( $page_id ) { update_post_meta( $page_id, ‘_wp_page_template’, ‘sidebar-page.php’ ) } add_action( ‘new_page’, ‘wpse31124_set_page_default_template’ ); ?> You could hook into other actions, but they might stomp on your ability to use the default template. Using … Read more
Without knowing exactly what you’re trying to acheive, it’s difficult to know if using page templates for this is the best solution, or if you should consider using a Custom Post Type for portfolio items, and then a custom archive page to display them. Anyway, I digress… The template a page is set to use, … Read more
You should be able to add to the single_template filter. Check out this article for more.
When you use pretty permalinks, WordPress creates a set of rules for each type of content. These rules define a pattern that each type of content’s URL’s will follow. When you have an incoming request, WordPress decides what is being requested by matching the URL with these rules. If multiple rules match, the one with … Read more
There was a WordPress 3.4.1 update released a little over a week ago. One of the bugfixes mentioned is “Fixes an issue where a theme’s page templates were sometimes not detected.” Have you tried doing that upgrade yet?
Not sure it is a smart thing* to do but it is possible. The easy solution is to check if you have any posts and if not redirect based on the referer At the top of your code (before the call to get_header) add if ( !have_posts() ) { if (isset($_SERVER[‘HTTP_REFERER’])) { wp_redirect(301,$_SERVER[‘HTTP_REFERER’]); } } … Read more