Editing post single template

  • eonelson48

    (@eonelson48)


    8 years, 7 months ago

    I am using the Medical Theme (https://wordpress.org/themes/medical/). Using the plugin Toolset I have developed a custom post in a child theme that uses single.php. I understand that single.php is used for both regular and custom post.

    The Medical theme does not allow me to remove the meta data from the top and that is fine for the first custom post. However I want a second custom post where I do not want the meta data.

    Since all posts have to pull from the single.php, how can I code something so that the third post does not bring in the metadata?

    I know that I’m pushing the limits of my ability but I figure there must be a way to do it, and if I have simple directions, I should be able to make it work. Can I use CSS? which I understand. If I have to do hard coding, I need some good directions.

    Thank you so much.

    my site isn’t live and I’m working in WAMP so I don’t have anything to show right now.

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  • Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

    (@sterndata)

    Volunteer Forum Moderator

    8 years, 7 months ago

    See the hierarchy: https://wphierarchy.com

    single.php is used unless there’s a single-cpt.php (where ‘cpt’ is the slug for the post type).

    Don’t directly edit your theme; all PHP work should be done in a child theme.

    Thread Starter eonelson48

    (@eonelson48)

    8 years, 7 months ago

    Thanks. I think I sort of understand that. Tell me if I’m on the right track:

    The beginning of my current single.php code is:

    <?php get_header(); ?>
<div id="content">
	<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
		<div id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>" <?php post_class('post-single'); ?>> 
			<h1 class="post-title-single entry-title"><?php the_title(); ?></h1>
			<?php get_template_part( 'content-postmeta' ); ?>
			<div class="entry-content">
				<?php the_content(); ?>

    My “new” post slug is “urlpost”

    so If I copy this single.php I can have one called single-urlslug.php and when I use that custom post it will look for and find it? and if it doesn’t it will use the single.php?

    As long as I have that new file in my child theme?

    Or am I missing something? I’m probably trying to simplify something that is a bit more complicated – but that is how I begin to understand.

    Thanks.

    Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

    (@sterndata)

    Volunteer Forum Moderator

    8 years, 7 months ago

    not urlslug as in a post titled about using single-about.php (though that will work for that one post) but, assuming your post type has the slug “people”, single-people.php will be used to display a single post of the type people.

    Thread Starter eonelson48

    (@eonelson48)

    8 years, 7 months ago

    OK – Thanks. I’ll try that and get back to you. Always appreciate the patient assistance of people who have a better grasp than I do, yet I want to accomplish it all!

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