There are a number of template filters available to override template selection. For a single post you can use the single_template filter: function wpa_single_template( $template ) { if( isset( $_GET[‘template’] ) ) { $template = locate_template( $_GET[‘template’] . ‘.php’, false ); } return $template; } add_filter( ‘single_template’, ‘wpa_single_template’ );
@PieterGoosen gave some good advice. Focus on that, But if you really wan it, then you can set debug ON temporarily on your website this way. In your wp-config.php use this instead. if ( isset( $_GET[‘debug’] ) && ‘debug’ == $_GET[‘debug’] ) { define( ‘WP_DEBUG’, true ); } Then access your website homepage/any page and … Read more
Simple solution, use get_template_part(). For example: get_template_part( ‘partials/footer’ ); Which would get the footer.php inside the partials/ directory. Another example: get_template_part( ‘partials/footer’, ‘home’ ); Which would get the footer-home.php inside the partials/ directory. One more example: get_template_part( ‘partials/footer/blog’ ); Which would get the blog.php inside the partials/footer/ directory.
single.php template customization from a child theme: If the main theme you’re going to upgrade in future is not a child theme itself, then you can create your own child theme and create a single.php template file within the child theme to override the parent theme’s single.php. This way future upgrades of the parent theme … Read more
You could setup a custom rewrite rule using add_rewrite_rule and send these requests to a custom page. Your URL structure could be /index-page/single-event-slug The rule would point all of the single events to a separate page where you can then set your template events-single.php. Another option is to pass the events in as a query … Read more
But how does the actual HTML get on the page? How does that SQL data translate into a page full of blocks? Normally the HTML for a block is inside the HTML comments. However, much like shortcodes, ACF blocks are rendered in PHP, so when the post is processed during the_content filter, that block is … Read more
In your context you use the wrong constant. You must use the constant STYLESHEETPATH for the path to the active child theme. The constant TEMPLATEPATHget the path to the parent theme, that was referenced in the child theme. But, a important hint. The constant is deprecated, see the ticket #18298 for more information. That’s is … Read more
It looks like you’re just trying to concatenate a string, so it can be done like this: <?php get_template_part( ‘template-parts/component-page/component-‘ . $variable ); ?> Or you could use string interpolation (note the double quotes used here): <?php get_template_part( “template-parts/component-page/component-{$variable}” ); ?> Alternatively, get_template_part() can take two parameters, $slug and $name: <?php get_template_part( ‘template-parts/component-page/component’, $variable ); … Read more
The following will show the current template file to logged in admins only. If you add to the top of your functions file, you should see this info as the first line. add_action(‘wp_head’, ‘show_template’); function show_template() { global $template; global $current_user; get_currentuserinfo(); if ($current_user->user_level == 10 ) print_r($template); } You will still need to follow … Read more
If it is a strict structure, you might be better off creating a custom post type. You would then store the name in the title field, the image as the featured image, and the “About” would be the main content. If you need extra information, you can use custom fields (with a plugin to style … Read more