I don't know if this is possible but I hope it is.
I run a very large Wordpress site with over 20 000 articles and I need to do a redesign now. However I'm trying to cheat by keeping all the existing articles in the same theme we are in now and only changing the new articles and the front page.
This is because a lot of the articles have custom page themes and embedded features that require the old functions.
So the question is, can I do this. is it even possble?
Or can I create static HTML files for every current article so when someone views it they get the old HTML instead of the new theme.
Also are there any terrible ideas here :)
I'd try adding a specific category to the old posts, say archives, and serving a different theme if the category or a single post in it is being viewed:
<?php
/**
* Plugin Name: Theme for Archived Posts
*/
add_action( 'setup_theme', 'setup_so_23040011' );
function setup_so_23040011()
{
add_filter( 'stylesheet', 'switch_so_23040011' );
add_filter( 'template', 'switch_so_23040011' );
}
function switch_so_23040011( $value )
{
if( is_category('archives') || in_category('archives') )
return 'twentytwelve'; // <-- The old theme
return $value;
}
To automate the assignment of the category to all 20k posts, another plugin with an on_activation procedure to iterate through them all and add the archives category. Something like this, but adapted to add the cat. Just activate and let it run, de-activate and delete afterwards (make sure to backup the db beforehand).
Related
The solution provided in the link below no longer works:
Using a custom single product template for a specific product category in Woocommerce
I have worked through the diagnositic steps adumbrated by LOIC.
I added a copy of the single-product.php file to the woocommerce folder in my child theme.
When I checked the Woo status page it confirms that that page is overwriting the woo template.
I created a new product and assigned it the category: Custom (with the slug: custom).
I placed the following code in my functions.php:
add_filter( 'template_include', 'custom_single_product_template_include', 50, 1 );
function custom_single_product_template_include( $template ) {
if ( is_singular('product') && (has_term( 'custom', 'product_cat')) ) {
$template = get_stylesheet_directory() . '/woocommerce/single-product-custom.php';
}
return $template;
}
I edited out the hooks from a copy of the single-product.php and renamed it: single-product-custom.php and put it in the woocommerce folder in my child theme.
Cleared all site caching and my browser history.
However, the test product is still displaying the default single product page.
Where I am going wrong and where do I go from here?
Problem resolved. Note: if you are seeking to use this solution there a couple of posts here with conflicting information. The solution above does work. The file to be placed in your theme folder is single-product woo template (with your custom title) not the content-single-product template as suggested in some other posts on this subject.
Also take care to note Loic's advice: If you are using a child theme. You create a woocommerce folder in your CT and then place the copy file in there. Do not place it inside a templates subfolder (as is the case in the Woo Plugin file structure).
How to replace old external links with new ones in all Wordpress posts automatically?
The links are in [embed] codes in the posts.
http://old-232.external.link.com/folder/etc.mp4
with
http://newexternallink.com/~newfolder/folder/etc.mp4
Note: the new external link is just an IP address.
Note2: the external links are in some of the posts.
If you take a backup of your database before trying, you may try a search and replace, for example by using a tool plugin like Better Search Replace
I guess there are several other options, but this is one of the plugins which gives you a preview on what is going to change, before doing the actual replacement.
If you add more specific details on what your replacing, you may get more spesific answers as well.
You can do this pretty easy with a simple plugin. Use the WordPress filter the_content
function my_content_filter($content){
//only add text before WordPress posts
if(is_single() && is_main_query()){
//reply all occurances of the old URL with the new URL
$content = str_replace([OLD_LINK], [NEW_LINK],$content);
}
return $content;
}
add_filter( 'the_content', 'my_content_filter' );
For more on this check out my post on how to Add Text Before And After Content In WordPress . Part 5 is about replacing content in all your posts or pages.
How can I make a wordpress theme woocommerce compatible ? I want to make cart page, my account page, product loop page, product single page,checkout page design into my wordpress theme.
We Can make WordPress theme compatible with woocommerce here is how you can do that
There are two ways to resolve this:
1] Using woocommerce_content() -
This solution allows you to create a new template page within your theme that will be used for all WooCommerce taxonomy and post type displays.
To set up this template page, perform the following steps:
Duplicate page.php-
Duplicate your theme’s page.php file, and name it woocommerce.php. This file should be found like this: wp-content/themes/YOURTHEME/woocommerce.php.
Edit your page (woocommerce.php)-
Open up your newly created woocommerce.php in a text editor, or the editor of your choice.
Replace the loop-
In woocommerce.php, replace the Loop with woocommerce_content();
i.e., instead of if(have_posts)… endif; should be replaced by
woocommerce_content()
This will ensure that the WooCommerce templates are picked up for the product and taxonomy pages.
2] Using WooCommerce Hooks-
The hook method is more involved that using woocommerce_content, but is more flexible. This is similar to the method we use when creating our themes. By inserting a few lines in your theme’s functions.php file, First unhook the WooCommerce wrappers;
remove_action( 'woocommerce_before_main_content', 'woocommerce_output_content_wrapper', 10);
remove_action( 'woocommerce_after_main_content', 'woocommerce_output_content_wrapper_end', 10);
Then hook in your own functions to display the wrappers your theme requires:
add_action('woocommerce_before_main_content', 'my_theme_wrapper_start', 10);
add_action('woocommerce_after_main_content', 'my_theme_wrapper_end', 10); function my_theme_wrapper_start() {
echo '<section id="main">';} function my_theme_wrapper_end() {
echo '</section>';}
3] Declare WooCommerce support -
Now that you have made the changes, the final thing you have to do, is specify that your theme now supports WooCommerce. You need to add the following in functions.php of your theme.
add_action( 'after_setup_theme', 'woocommerce_support' );
function woocommerce_support() {
add_theme_support( 'woocommerce' );
}
To make it more practical for you this is the video for you, which you
can follow too- How To Make WordPress Theme Compatible With WooCommerce Plugin
You need to install WooC and look at the all the style tags that come accross with it then you can style up the pages and add all of that to your style sheet.
Also you can use hooks but Im not 100% sure how you would check if WooC is active off the top of my head so that hooks in your code only come up when the plugin is active.
I have generated pages using a custom template by creating a php file in my theme directory
something like :
<?php
*
* Template Name: Contact Page
*/
?>
<html ..... </html>
and then adding a new page on the dashboard selecting this new template
How can i now associate tags and categories to each pages ?
Is creating posts instead of pages the only solution?
Even better is to add to functions.php in your theme folder:
function myplugin_settings() {
// Add tag metabox to page
register_taxonomy_for_object_type('post_tag', 'page');
// Add category metabox to page
register_taxonomy_for_object_type('category', 'page');
}
// Add to the admin_init hook of your theme functions.php file
add_action( 'init', 'myplugin_settings' );
Tried using the accepted answer but for some reason it only shows the Post types and none of the Pages shows in the category page. E.g. /category/entertainment/
To fix that, I have to do this:
// add tag and category support to pages
function tags_categories_support_all() {
register_taxonomy_for_object_type('post_tag', 'page');
register_taxonomy_for_object_type('category', 'page');
}
// ensure all tags and categories are included in queries
function tags_categories_support_query($wp_query) {
if ($wp_query->get('tag')) $wp_query->set('post_type', 'any');
if ($wp_query->get('category_name')) $wp_query->set('post_type', 'any');
}
// tag and category hooks
add_action('init', 'tags_categories_support_all');
add_action('pre_get_posts', 'tags_categories_support_query');
Try this:
add_action( 'init', 'wpse34528_add_page_cats' );
function wpse34528_add_page_cats(){
register_taxonomy_for_object_type('post_tag', 'page');
register_taxonomy_for_object_type('category', 'page');
}
Not at all helpful to say 'download plugin' for beginners who are most likely not going to have downloaded wordpress and are therefore not able to install said plugin. Here is some short code for those like me that have been scouring the web for something that actually works on regular pages with regular accounts - ie you're not a developer.
First, make sure you have your pages in your menu set up properly.
YOU DO NOT NEED TO MAKE YOUR PAGES 'Categories' or 'Tags'!
This wouldn't give you actual pages to then go and edit, so if you are wanting to add sliders, text, an intro, or anything for that matter, you wouldn't be able to.
Then go to WP Admin > Pages
Select a page to edit and go to the text editor instead of visual editor (far right hand side tab)
Then past the following short code:
[display-posts category="hair,makeup,reviews,beauty" posts_per_page="10" include_date="true" text-decoration: none date_format="F j, Y" order="DESC" include_excerpt="true" wrapper="div" image_size="large"]
<
(The shortcode collects all the posts that you have assigned certain categories in your blog posts i.e. mine was hair and beauty. So obviously change yours to ones that are appropriate. It then allocates how many posts (mine was 10), the date (in descending order,) with a large image and an excerpt of the post)
this plugin sorted me out :
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/add-tags-and-category-to-page/
with the standard instructions :
Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
Use the setting page of the plugin from Settings > Add Tags And Category For Page.
I'm creating a Wordpress plugin and, being a newbie in the development on this platform, I'm stuck on this problem.
I'd like to have posts in the loop filtered by categories, defined by the user through an admin page. I would actually like to be able to modify query_post() parameters in the plugin, but the only trick I found is to re-run the query_post() with my user-defined criteria, thing that I would like to avoid.
Also, due to the plugin nature, I think it make no sense to modify the theme's template.
I'm sure the solution is evident, but can't find it!
I thought there was a nicer solution, but this is how I finally solved it:
add_filter ( 'query_vars', 'myplugin_filter_posts');
function myplugin_filter_posts( $content )
{
//WP's query handler
global $wp_query;
//The id of the category whose posts I'd like to show
$catId = 1;
$result = $wp_query->query( 'cat='.$catId );
return $content;
}
If you tips for a better solution, please share :)