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1. jogol
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #
   

   hi, is it possible to assign a page template on the fly when a page is loaded?

   let´s say i have a page with code to list all categories available in my wp blog. there´s also code that counts the number of categories ($catsavailable).

   now if there is three categories i want page-template-3.php to be assigned to that page, if the output is four categories page-template-4.php and so on.

   does it make sense to hack the function get_page_template or template-loader.php? but how would these get the info of $catsavailable?

   thanks in advance,
   jogol

2. anmari
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #
   

   Hi jogol

   why wouldn't you just have the special code in the main template?

   if $catsavailable = 3.....
   do code for 3, or call function or include file
   else
   if $catsavailable = 4.....
   ...do code for 4, or call function or include file

   else
   do some default code so the whole thing does ot fall apart if someone adds a category.

3. jogol
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #
   

   thanks for the input anmari, really good idea! i´ll check if i can achieve what i want with your suggestion.

   best,
   jogol

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