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1. bburns
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #
   

   Is it possible to use a different header in the Static Front Page?
   I've uploaded a specific header (header_front.php) into my blog template, but I can't figure out how to call it through the "require" command:
   

   require('./blog/header_front.php');
   require('http://www.mysite/blog/wp-blog-header.php');
   require('http://www.mysite/blog/header_front.php');
   etc...

   Using the default calls my blog header, and that works fine, but is it possible to call "header_front.php" in my static front page?

2. Andrew Ozz
   WordPress Dev
   Posted 6 years ago #
   

   It is, with the is_page(xx); where xx=page's ID, or you can use an if - else in your theme's header.php to change what is displayed on the front page. Like that:

   <?php if ( is_page(xx) ) { ?>
   -- put your stuff here --
   <?php } else { ?>
   -- normal header --
   <?php } ?>

3. bburns
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #
   

   Azaozz,
   Thanks for this tip.
   I may be doing thing wrong, but I have my static front page as a separate index.php file outside my WP folder. I don't edit through WP, and therefore I'm sure how to assign it a number.
   Does "if_else" work with a direct url? Or, is there a way to number my index.php?
   Thanks again.

4. rudolf45
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #
   

   "include" never works with an URL, only with server path!

   And if your file is not part of WP, I don't really understand what are you trying to do.

5. bburns
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #
   

   I have an index.php file in the root directory and I'm trying to use it as a Static Front Page. The way I understand it, I need to pull the header with:
   

   <?php
   define('WP_USE_THEMES', false);
   require('./wordpress/wp-blog-header.php');
   get_header();
   ?>

   which works fine, but I would like to use different header.
   And if it isn't obvious already, I don't have a firm grasp on php.
   Have I misunderstood how to create a Static Front Page?

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