I have done quite extensive research on how to use pre_get_posts on true pages and the static front pages, and it seems that there is no fool proof method. The best option I found to date was from a post done by @birgire on Stackoverflow. I have rewritten it into a demo class and made … Read more
In a situation where one has 20 posts per page. I would like to get the current page number in order to make some nice page links at the bottom. How do you get the current page. I tried this <?php echo ‘(Page ‘.$page.’ of ‘.$numpages.’)’; ?> and it just says page 1 of 1 … Read more
I would like to query only pages with a certain page template with WP_Query or a function that would return the post object, but I can’t find any information about that on the official codex. 5 UPDATE: This is now a decade old answer, meant for a very old version of WordPress. I can see … Read more
I want to know if it’s possible to get the ID of a page with a specific template. Is this possible to get the ID of a page that assigned to “page-special.php”? 5 When a page is created, the assigned template to that page is saved as custom post meta in the same way as … Read more
I am trying to fetch all direct children of a page. But I am getting all children and grand children as well. Any ideas? PHP Source: $args = array( ‘child_of’ => $post->ID, ‘parent ‘ => $post->ID, ‘hierarchical’ => 0, ‘sort_column’ => ‘menu_order’, ‘sort_order’ => ‘asc’ ); $mypages = get_pages( $args ); foreach( $mypages as $post … Read more
I need to run a function when a particular post or page is loaded. Is there any hook that lets me check whether a post is being displayed during page load ? 3 You can use the wp hook and check the global $wp_query object or any conditional. add_action( ‘wp’, ‘wpse69369_special_thingy’ ); function wpse69369_special_thingy() { … Read more
I’ve got some problems with templates in WordPress (multisite). I’ve created a file in the root of my child-theme folder (template-test.php) <?php /** * Template Name: Test template * */ ?> <?php get_header(); ?> <?php get_footer(); ?> This template is not showing up in the templates dropdown when creating a new page, or editing an … Read more
On the Reading Settings page you can set a “Front Page” and a “Posts Page”. You can check whether the current page is_front_page(); Is there a similar function for the “Posts Page”. I have noticed that is_page(); does not work for this special page. Thanks 6 is_home() checks for the “Posts Page”, despite the somewhat … Read more
I have a problem with my page. I’m trying to make a “Contact Us” page. It’s working perfectly fine design-wise. But when I try to send the form to the same page as origin. It returns 404 error. It only happens when I’m sending the form. I’ve tried both with GET and POST requests. Nothing … Read more
How does one go about building a page in wordpress that contains a contact form full of custom fields, boxes, inputs, etc. completely determined by the author of the site. It seems odd that wordpress currently lacks this feature, but knowing the wordpress community, it’s unlikely that we must do without. 10 Contact Form 7 … Read more
