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1. bencharity
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Ok I am trying to have a custom header be displayed when viewing a post within certain categories.

   I seem to only find instructions on how to display custom headers on the actual category pages.

   I have tried this code with no luck:

   <?php
   if ( is_category('7') ) :
     get_header('freelance');
   elseif ( is_category('17') ) :
     get_header('freelance');
   elseif ( is_category('18') ) :
     get_header('freelance');
   elseif ( is_category('19') ) :
     get_header('freelance');
   elseif ( is_category('20') ) :
     get_header('freelance');
   elseif ( is_category('21') ) :
     get_header('freelance');
   elseif ( is_category('22') ) :
     get_header('freelance');
   elseif ( is_category('23') ) :
     get_header('freelance');
   elseif ( is_category('24') ) :
     get_header('freelance');
   else :
     get_header();
   endif;
   ?>

   I have also tried the same code with the slugs:

   <?php
   if ( is_category('support') ) :
     get_header('freelance');
   elseif ( is_category('domain') ) :
     get_header('freelance');
   elseif ( is_category('email') ) :
     get_header('freelance');
   elseif ( is_category('file-management') ) :
     get_header('freelance');
   elseif ( is_category('godaddy') ) :
     get_header('freelance');
   elseif ( is_category('justhost') ) :
     get_header('freelance');
   elseif ( is_category('wordpress') ) :
     get_header('freelance');
   elseif ( is_category('xhtml-css-php') ) :
     get_header('freelance');
   elseif ( is_category('troubleshooting') ) :
     get_header('freelance');
   else :
     get_header();
   endif;
   ?>

   Am I simply doing something wrong? Or does this not work at all?

   Thanks in advance!

2. stvwlf
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   if this header is a different image for each category, I suggest you do it by displaying the images a background images in the header area. Then assign a class to the body class for each header that's supposed to display.

   It would all be handled by CSS.
   

   .support_hdr #header { background-image: url(images/support_hdr.jpg); }
   .troubleshooting_hdr #header{ background-image: url(images/troubleshooting_hdr.jpg); }

   etc etc

   in your header.php file
   

   if (is_category('support') {
      $body_class = 'support_hdr';
   elseif (is_category('troubleshooting') {
      $body_class = 'troubleshooting_hdr';
   }

   <body<?php echo ' class="', $body_class, '"'; ?>>

   If you're not following, ask.

3. bencharity
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Ahhh I didn't even think of doing it that way!! Thanks stvwlf! I still have so much to learn!

   I finally got it to work using:

   <?php
   $post = $wp_query->post;
   if ( in_category('7') ) {
      include(TEMPLATEPATH . '/header-freelance.php');
   } else {
      include(TEMPLATEPATH . '/header.php');
   }
   ?>

   But I think that I will go back and implement your suggestion. I like that process better. Thanks again!!

4. portlandridge
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   bencharity,
   I like what you did here but I can't seem to get it to work for me. I have the header files created. Can you see if this code looks right?

   <?php
   $post = $wp_query->post;
   if ( in_category('4') ) {
   include(TEMPLATEPATH . '/header-seattle.php');
   if ( in_category('5') ) {
   include(TEMPLATEPATH . '/header-portland.php');
   if ( in_category('6') ) {
   include(TEMPLATEPATH . '/header-sf.php');
   if ( in_category('7') ) {
   include(TEMPLATEPATH . '/header-la.php');
   if ( in_category('8') ) {
   include(TEMPLATEPATH . '/header-sd.php');
   }
   else {
   include(TEMPLATEPATH . '/header.php');
   }
   ?>

   It works fine if I only have the first one like this
   <?php
   $post = $wp_query->post;
   if ( in_category('4') ) {
   include(TEMPLATEPATH . '/header-seattle.php');
   }
   else {
   include(TEMPLATEPATH . '/header.php');
   }
   ?>

   As soon as I repeat the code and add in all the other headers it only shows a white screen.

   Please help!

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