The WordPress template hierarchy decides which template is used when displaying different types of content from a WordPress site. Whether it be a post, a page, an attachment, an index, or something else, WordPress has a template and a fallback template that can be used. Learn how the WordPress template hierarchy works and how to use it in this online tutorial.
- [Instructor] Now that you know…how the different templates in a theme…are stitched together using different modules,…I'm sure you're wondering how WordPress…which template to use for what content.…This is all controlled by what's known as…the WordPress Template Hierarchy and it looks like this.…Every time you visit a page or a post…or other type of content in a WordPress site,…the application works with the database…to figure out what template file should be used.…That process starts on the left of the diagram…and ends on the right…and the first appropriate available template is selected…for each view.…
So for example,…if you're visiting a single post…and your theme has a template file called single.php,…that template file is used…to display that single post in the browser.…Here's how that process works step by step.…You enter some sort of URL in the browser,…that sends a query to the database.…Now WordPress needs to know what type of content this is.…The content is identified as a singular page,…meaning it can be either a post or a static page.…
Author
Morten Rand-Hendriksen
Released
2/6/2017- Setting up a WordPress development environment
- Getting and installing _s
- Automating theme development with Gulp
- The WordPress template hierarchy
- Setting up the basic theme
- Registering and displaying menus
- Applying styles to menus
- Creating conditional layouts
- Working with the comments template
- Working with featured images
- Working with widget areas, or sidebars
- Working with index templates
- Working with static pages
- Adding features to the Customizer
Skill Level Advanced
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome58s
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1. Set Up a WordPress Development Environment
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Get and install _s3m 48s
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2. The Design to Development Process
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Modular, mobile-first design2m 19s
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Underscores: An overview1m 50s
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3. Set Up the Basic Theme
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Configure the theme info5m 32s
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Create responsive typography6m 19s
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4. Build the Header
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Style the default header8m 3s
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5. Create Menus
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Apply styles to the menu6m 33s
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6. Configure the Single Post Template
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Apply CSS to the post header6m 25s
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Style image galleries1m 56s
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Configure post navigation6m 19s
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7. Create Conditional Layouts
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Planning an unusual layout1m 49s
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8. Work with Comments
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Apply CSS to comments5m 41s
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9. Work with Featured Images
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10. Work with Widget Areas (Sidebars)
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11. Work with Index templates
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Customize the excerpt output3m 51s
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Highlight sticky posts4m 57s
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Customize archive pages5m 51s
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12. Work with Static Pages
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13. Advanced Features
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Add SVG icon functionality9m 16s
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14. Adding Features to the Customizer
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Get to know the Customizer4m 20s
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15. Back-End Customization
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Add a screenshot2m 44s
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Conclusion
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Going further with WordPress2m 15s
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