How Does get_template_partHow Does get_template_partHow Does get_template_partWorks In Twenty Ten Theme

How Does get_template_partWorks In Twenty Ten Theme

By: Rozani Ghani

http://rozanighani.com/

What Exactly GET_template_part is?

• get_template_part is used to load a template part into a template (other than header, part into a template (other than header, sidebar, footer)

• get_template_part is used for child theme development but actually is not just for child theme development only, is there more than theme development only, is there more than that.

Let See how GET_template_partis originated?

• We see how get_template_part works.• This example may vary with how developer • This example may vary with how developer

perception but this is just to illustrate how the the get_template_part works.

• I use index.html as the very famous example.• As a clear example, I use the index.php in • As a clear example, I use the index.php in

Twenty Ten Theme.

Index.html

• A wordpress index.html mostly consist of these 4 basic template php files: header.php, these 4 basic template php files: header.php, index.php, sidebar.php and also footer.php.

• I visualize these files in order to understand get_template_part is.

How Does get_template_partHow Does get_template_partHow Does get_template_partWorks In Twenty Ten Theme

How Does get_template_partWorks In Twenty Ten Theme

By: Rozani Ghani http://rozanighani.com/

Header.php

Index.htmlIndex.php Sidebar.php

Footer.php

• We break the index.html intothe basic wordpress templatefiles.

Header.php

• We break the index.html into the basic wordpress template files. That is header.php,index.php, sidebar.php and footer.php

Index.htmlIndex.php Sidebar.php

Footer.php

Header.php <?php get_header(); ?>

• We break the php into standard WordPress Codex tags.

Index.php Sidebar.php Index.php<?php

get_sidebar();?>

Footer.php <?php get_footer(); ?>

• Suppose there is a code to replace index.php that is

How About index.php?<?php get_header(); ?>

replace index.php that is <?php get_index (); ?>

• After search in the WordPress codex, <?phpget_index (); ?> is not exist.

• I prefer not to discuss get_index because

Index.php<?php

get_sidebar();?>

get_index because WordPress already done stuff to make the index.php working smoothly.

<?php get_footer(); ?>

Next…

• We going directly to get_template_part.• But first, we going to understand this example.• But first, we going to understand this example.• <?php get_template_part( $slug, $name ); ?>• <?php get_template_part( 'loop', 'index' ); ?>• What the heck are these?

What is $slug and $name?

• At the 1st sight, I don’t really understand what $slug and $name are.$slug and $name are.

• But, I take them as these: $slug as $ parent $name as $child

• As I take them like that, it much easier to • As I take them like that, it much easier to understand get_template_part and very much of child theme

Recall…

• <?php get_template_part( $slug, $name ); ?>can be written also can be written also is <?php get_template_part( $slug ); ?>

• We going to convert those code such as get_header into get_template_part (‘header’)

We going to convert those code such as get_header into get_template_part (‘header’)

<?phpget_template_part(‘header’); ?><?php get_header(); ?>

<?phpget_template_part

(‘index’); ?>

<?phpget_template_part(‘sidebar’)

; ?>

Index.php<?php

get_sidebar();?> ; ?>

<?phpget_template_part(‘footer’); ?><?php get_footer(); ?>

We can conclude that the get_template_part works like this.

<?php get_header(); ?>

<?php get_template_part(‘index’); ?> <?php get_sidebar(); ?>

<?php get_footer(); ?>

The real index.php of Twenty Ten Theme looks like this.

<?php get_header(); ?>

<div id="container"><div id="content" role="main">

<?php get_template_part( 'loop', 'index' );?><?php get_sidebar(); ?>

</div><!-- #content --></div><!-- #container -->

<?php get_footer(); ?>

Index.php of Twenty Ten Theme

• Its look this:

The index.php is using <?php • The index.php is using <?php get_template_part (‘loop’, ‘index’); ?>

Why?

• <?php get_template_part (‘loop’, ‘index’); ?> is used to load loop-index.php.is used to load loop-index.php.

• What if loop-index.php not exists?• get_template_part will load loop.php

Back to $slug and $name

Coding Technically• Codex:

File Rename Technically• Codex:• Codex:

• <?php get_template_part($slug, $name ); ?>

• Example:• <?php get_template_part(

'loop', 'index' ); ?>

• Codex:• $slug-$name.php

• Example:• loop-index.php

'loop', 'index' ); ?>

• must have “-” between $slug and $name

Why $parent and $child?

• To me, it is easier to understand and not much confused.confused.

• Back to loop-index.php, this file already a child php file.

• If <?php get_template_part (‘loop’, ‘index’); ?> try to load loop-index.php but it fail, it will try to load loop-index.php but it fail, it will load her parent php file which is loop.php

• Agree ?

How Does get_template_partHow Does get_template_partHow Does get_template_partWorks In Twenty Ten Theme

How Does get_template_partWorks In Twenty Ten Theme

By: Rozani Ghani http://rozanighani.com/

Another Example Much Similar

• If you have Twenty Ten Theme, you should the the footer.php file. See this:the footer.php file. See this:

• Much prettier right? But it is for sidebar.• That code will load sidebar-footer.php• That code will load sidebar-footer.php

sidebar-footer.php

• <?php get_sidebar( 'footer' );?>• is similar to• is similar to• <?php get_template_part ( 'footer' );?>• Why?• Look the php file which is sidebar-footer.php

• Revise back what you have learn.

How Does get_template_partHow Does get_template_partHow Does get_template_partWorks In Twenty Ten Theme

How Does get_template_partWorks In Twenty Ten Theme

By: Rozani Ghani http://rozanighani.com/