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WordPress WooCommerce Theme Development Global and Product Templates and Hooks The Main Shop Template

Brandon Frisch
Brandon Frisch
134 Points
Posted by Brandon Frisch
Brandon Frisch
134 Points

Why do we have to insert the loop_shop_columns filter in functions.php?

Why can't I simply change the "4" to a "2" straight from the content-production.php file?

1 Answer

jcorum
jcorum
71,830 Points
jcorum
jcorum
71,830 Points

You could. But Zak is showing you how you can do it programmatically. E.g., different # of columns for laptops vs mobile devices. You're not going to be changing a 2 to a 4 every time someone switches from their phone to the MacBook Pro.

Brandon Frisch
Brandon Frisch
134 Points
Brandon Frisch
Brandon Frisch
134 Points

Thanks for the quick reply. Still a bit confusing to me, but you cleared up the main reasoning behind my question: that I can in fact do that but this is how I do it programmatically.

Thanks