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PHP

Posted by Timothy Hooker
Timothy Hooker
15,323 Points

How would you combine these two wordpress/php if statements? I'm loading the flexslider css on home page and work posts.

<?php
// Is Sub_Page function to find subpages
function is_subpage() {
    global $post;                              // load details about this page

    if ( is_page() && $post->post_parent ) {   // test to see if the page has a parent
        return $post->post_parent;             // return the ID of the parent post

    } else {                                   // there is no parent so ...
        return false;                          // ... the answer to the question is false
    }
}

function theme_styles() {
    wp_register_style( 'flexslider', get_template_directory_uri() . '/css/flexslider.css');

    if( is_page( 'home' ) ) {
        wp_enqueue_style( 'flexslider' );
    }   
    if( is_page('work') == is_subpage() ) {
        wp_enqueue_style( 'flexslider' );
    }   
}

?>
Timothy Hooker
Timothy Hooker
15,323 Points

I tried to this but it didn't work:

<?php

if ( is_page( 'home' ) || is_page( 'work' ) == is_subpage() ) 

?>
Jason Anello
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 Points

Timothy,

Does your 2 if statements work correctly and you're simply trying to refactor the code to make it simpler/shorter?

1 Answer

Andrew Shook
Andrew Shook
31,709 Points
Andrew Shook
Andrew Shook
31,709 Points

Tim, try using :

<?php

if ( is_page( 'home' ) || (is_page( 'work' ) == is_subpage() )  ) 

?>

It probably won't make a difference, but give it a shot. If that does work add this to your theme_styles function.

<?php
        var_dump( is_front_page() ); //use this if you want the site's home page or use is_home() if you want the site's blog posts index page 
        var_dump( is_page( 'work' ) == is_subpage() ) ;
?>

Go to the pages and see what boolean values are returned. It should help you find out which condition is faliing.

Jason Anello
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 Points

Hi Andrew,

I think it shouldn't make a difference since the comparison operator has higher precedence than the logical OR operator.

Andrew Shook
Andrew Shook
31,709 Points
Andrew Shook
Andrew Shook
31,709 Points

Yeah I know, but a sanity check is always good.