Conditional template tag

  • HI guys,

    Is there a built in WordPress function that returns the name of the page template that is being displayed? Much like, is_page(‘pagename’), but more like, is_template(‘template’) – I tried this but it didn’t work!

    If no such thing exists, is there some variable exposed that will let me test what template is being viewed?

    Thanks very much

    Andy.

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  • Do you mean Page template? or just any template?
    Actually I don’t know the answer – all the Conditional_Tags are at this link.
    If it’s about Page templates – Pages use the template you select or… according to Template_Hierarchy.

    Thread Starter andyhume

    (@andyhume)

    Yeah, I mean page template. So I can do different things in say, header.php, depending on what template is being used.

    I’ve actually found a way of doing this aftyer digging through functions.php for a bit. get_page_template() returns the name of the template but with the entire absolute address of the server as well. So it’s a bit long winded, but is doing the job! ??

    There really should be a nice clean function to find what page template you are using though. As I suggest earlier:

    is_template(‘name’) would be good.

    “There really should be a nice clean function to find what page template you are using though.“

    Any Page assigned a template retains it in the ‘_wp_page_template’ custom field. Here’s your function:

    https://paste.uni.cc/8446

    Note I call the function is_page_template() to clarify use (and avoid conflict with any is_template() function appearing later). If running WordPress 2.0, you can drop this in a functions.php file and save it with your active theme, and WordPress will automatically include it.

    Thread Starter andyhume

    (@andyhume)

    Nice one Kafkaesqui. That’s exactly what I was looking for. Cheers.

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