Single.php based on Category/Child Category

  • tmeyer45458

    (@tmeyer45458)


    17 years, 1 month ago

    I have the following category structure on my blog:

    Category Articles
    – Sub Articles
    – Sub Articles
    – Sub Articles
    – Sub Articles

    Category Products
    – Sub Products
    – Sub Products
    – Sub Products
    – Sub Products

    I would like to serve a different single.php for each of the two parent categories (and subsequent child categories). So far I have:

    <?php
if (in_category('9')) {
include(TEMPLATEPATH . '/single-articles.php');
} else {
include(TEMPLATEPATH . '/single-products.php');
}
?>

    Which would work if I had no child categories beneath articles. I would rather not limit myself to just one article category. Something like this would be great:

    <?php
if ((in_category('9')) || or child category of 9) {
include(TEMPLATEPATH . '/single-articles.php');
} else {
include(TEMPLATEPATH . '/single-products.php');
}
?>

    I’ve also tried to use the following code by Kaf:

    function is_category_parent($category_id='') {
    global $wp_query;

    if (!$wp_query->is_category)
        return false;

    $catobj = $wp_query->get_queried_object();

    if( ($category_id == $catobj->cat_ID) || ($category_id == $catobj->category_parent) )
        return true;

    return false;
}

    My guess is that it’s not compatible w/2.7.

    Any help would be appreciated. This is the last hurdle to cross 🙂

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  • Thread Starter tmeyer45458

    (@tmeyer45458)

    17 years, 1 month ago

    The solution:

    <?php
$in_subcategory = false;
foreach( (array) get_term_children( 11, 'category' ) as $child_category ) {
if(in_category($child_category))$in_subcategory = true;
}

if ( $in_subcategory || in_category( 11 ) ) {
echo '<span class="fruits">This is about different kinds of fruits</span>';
} else {
echo '<span class="bad-cat">Not tasty! Not healthy!</span>';
}
?>

    Figures I find the answer right after asking for help 🙂 Hope this helps someone else!!

    Thread Starter tmeyer45458

    (@tmeyer45458)

    17 years, 1 month ago

    The solution:

    <?php
$in_subcategory = false;
foreach( (array) get_term_children( 11, 'category' ) as $child_category ) {
if(in_category($child_category))$in_subcategory = true;
}

if ( $in_subcategory || in_category( 11 ) ) {
echo '<span class="fruits">This is about different kinds of fruits</span>';
} else {
echo '<span class="bad-cat">Not tasty! Not healthy!</span>';
}
?>

    Figures I find the answer right after asking for help 🙂 Hope this helps someone else!!

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