Posted 1 year ago #
I am trying to add some HTML code to a child theme. I know I can create templates for my child theme to override the parent theme's files, but I am trying to see if there is a way to do it in the functions.php file.
I want to add a little HTML right after the header.php file, and then right before the footer.php file. I am thinking that filter hooks should be the way to do this, but I can't find the right hooks. Am I looking in the right direction?
Posted 1 year ago #
Does it have to be exactly right after the header and right before the footer? It's really easy to output HTML using wp_head and wp_footer filters.
add_filter( 'wp_head' , 'your_function' );
function your_function() {
echo '<!-- head html code here -->';
}and
add_filter( 'wp_footer' , 'your_other_function' );
function your_other_function() {
echo '<!-- footer html code here -->';
}
Posted 1 year ago #
Hey Jan, thanks for the reply.
Yep, I did try wp_head just as you suggested. The problem with that is it places the code inside the HTML <head></head> tag.
To be a little clearer about what I'm trying to accomplish: I have created a child theme for Twenty Eleven, and I want to add a div between the "branding" and "main" divs.
Posted 1 year ago #
I have created a child theme for Twenty Eleven, and I want to add a div between the "branding" and "main" divs.
Ah, that makes sense. Doing via hooks is attractive but I think the only way to pull it off reliably is to modify a child theme's copy of the parent template file.
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