is_tag is one way to do it. Another way would be to create a template called tag-dog.php.
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ghp123
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the is_tag does not work is there a reason why it could not work in the single post?
Hard to say since I have no idea what your code looks like. It would probably be easier to create a template such as tag-dog.php.
http://codex.wordpress.org/images/1/18/Template_Hierarchy.png
Hi ghp,
I think the reason is_tag does not work for you is because that function is intended to detect whether or not the page being viewed is an archive page for a specific tag/all-tags…
In order to achieve what you’re wanting to do, you’ll need to use the get_the_tags() function and then evaluate whether the desired term is contained in the list of returned tags.
You might want to write a custom function in your theme’s functions.php file to handle this. Here is the func ref for get_the_tags():
http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/get_the_tags
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ghp123
(@ghp123)
i tried with this piece of code
<?php if (is_tag(‘peep’)) { ?>
EXTRA INFO
<?php } elseif (is_tag(‘batman’)) { ?>
BATMAN
<?php } elseif (is_tag(‘lost’)) { ?>
LOST
<?php } else { ?>
ELSE
<?php } ?>
And it just seems to always take the else part.
I don’t really know how to do to much in php and you totally lost me with the tag-dog.php part as i don’t have a clue how to do something like that
ghp, see my earlier post… is_tag() is not intended to be used in the way you are looking for, that’s why you’re only getting the “else” response.
you’ll need to use something like this:
<?php
$post_tags = get_the_tags();
$tag_array = array();
foreach($post_tags as $tag) {
$tag_array[] = $tag->name;
}
if(in_array('dog',$tag_array) !== FALSE) {
//show dog tag related code
} else if(in_array('cat',$tag_array) !== FALSE) {
//show cat tag related code
} else if(in_array('pig',$tag_array) !== FALSE) {
//show pig tag related code
} else {
//none of your special tags were found
}
?>
I haven’t had a chance to test this code as I’ve written it, but that should get you rolling in the right direction. I’ve used this before to show tag-specific opt-in forms to readers on a clients blog…
I hope this helps!
-greg
the is_tag does not work is there a reason
as @datdesignguy already said, is_tag() only works to identify a tag archive page;
to check for tags in a post, try has_tag()
http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/has_tag
general http://codex.wordpress.org/Conditional_Tags
it always makes sense to read the codex 😉
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ghp123
(@ghp123)
Thanks for all the help.
The has_tag() seem to do the trick without me making to many changes.
Yes! Thank you so much for this thread. The has_tag() is exactly what I was looking for.
<?php if (has_tag(array('video',''))) { ?>
<!-- don't show the image if there is a video-->
<?php } else { ?>
<div class="featuredImage"> <?php if ( has_post_thumbnail()) the_post_thumbnail(array( 504,378 )); ?> </div>
<?php } ?>
