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1. oldbag66
   Member
   Posted 6 months ago #

   In single.php i need to have some conditionals that ask what category the post is in so i can display a message, not sure how to do this, but this is the idea:

   if post in category '2' say "hello dude
   elseif in category '3' say "proper bo"
   or else "nothing to say"

2. MichaelH
   moderator
   Posted 6 months ago #

   This would need to be in The Loop in your template:
   

   <?php
   $message='';
   if (in_category('2') ) {
   $message='hello dude';
   } elseif ( in_category('3') ) {
   $message='proper bo';
   } else {
   $message = 'nothing to say';
   }
   echo $message;
   ?>

3. oldbag66
   Member
   Posted 6 months ago #

   ah sorry i should have said its to run outside of the loop, can i run a separate loop to deal with this?

4. MichaelH
   moderator
   Posted 6 months ago #

   Don't be confused by The Loop. Even single post templates (e.g. single.php) have a loop--even to display just one post.

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