Different header for each page

Haven’t tested, but try.

<?php 

if (is_page('about')) {include(TEMPLATEPATH . '/about_header.php');}

elseif(is_page('portfolio')) {include(TEMPLATEPATH . '/portfolio_header.php');}

elseif(is_page('blog')) {include(TEMPLATEPATH . '/blog_header.php');}

elseif(is_page('contact')) {include(TEMPLATEPATH . '/contact_header.php');}

else {include (TEMPLATEPATH . '/home_header.php');}

?>

Alright.. It’s a little bit of a process but let’s do it. I am assuming you know how to use FTP like Filezilla. First since you want to change the header for each post you will have to have a different post template for each post as well. You will do this by installing the plugin that will allow you to pick different post template. Download “Custom Post Template”.

After downloading that you will need to create 5 different post templates. drag and drop 5 .txt files into your theme files via FTP. For my sanity let’s name them like this

posttemplate1
posttemplate2
posttemplate3
posttemplate4
posttemplate5

Now delete the .txt extension and add .php to the end of each file name.

Now go to Appearance>Editor on your WP admin and drop this line of code at the top of each blank template.

posttemplate1

<?php
/*
Template Name Posts: posttemplate1
*/
?>

posttemplate2

<?php
/*
Template Name Posts: posttemplate2
*/
?>

posttemplate3

<?php
/*
Template Name Posts: posttemplate3
*/
?>

posttemplate4

<?php
/*
Template Name Posts: posttemplate4
*/
?>

posttemplate5

<?php
/*
Template Name Posts: posttemplate5
*/
?>

After adding the code to each respective template copy and paste all of the code in your single.php file into each one of those 5 templates under the snippet of code that is already their.

Now create 5 headers with .txt extensions

header1
header2
header3
header4
header5

and drag and drop them into your theme folder via FTP

delete the .txt extension and add the .php extension.

You do not need to use the php code above. You will simply call on these header templates by replacing this

<?php get_header(); ?>

With

<?php include (TEMPLATEPATH . '/header1.php'); ?>
<?php include (TEMPLATEPATH . '/header2.php'); ?>
<?php include (TEMPLATEPATH . '/header3.php'); ?>
<?php include (TEMPLATEPATH . '/header4.php'); ?>
<?php include (TEMPLATEPATH . '/header5.php'); ?>

in each one of your 5 different post templates. After you have finished editing your 5 new header files and have them the way you want them go to your post>edit screen and choose the template for each post via the drop down box.

I think I got all that right.. Let me know if you have any problems..

Also you said each page (6 posts) If you are actually using page templates then you will not need to download the plugin stated above. You simply add this snippet of code instead

<?php
/*
Template Name: posttemplate1
*/
?>

After that it’s pretty much the same process only you will be able to define the template under pages>edit and select the desired template via the drop down box.