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Robert Bepko
Robert Bepko
2,837 Points
Posted by Robert Bepko
Robert Bepko
2,837 Points

WordPress theme development & closing html container tags

Hi,

With WordPress theme development, should I always close container tags in the same file when building a page template php file? Or can closing tags "continue" in another php file if there's a need?

Thanks, Robert B.

2 Answers

Joel Bardsley
Joel Bardsley
31,246 Points
Joel Bardsley
Joel Bardsley
31,246 Points

It's fine to close tags in a separate template, just make sure there isn't a possibility that you'd ever load one template and not the other. For previous projects, I've opened a container tag in header.php and closed it in footer.php. I don't see why you couldn't use two different template files instead, if that's what you had in mind.

Robert Bepko
Robert Bepko
2,837 Points
Robert Bepko
Robert Bepko
2,837 Points

Exactly what I was thinking also (from beginner theme dev. perspective). Makes sense now. I remember going fast and furious in a BS->WP youtube tutorial where I recalled such separation occurred.

Thanks for quick response. -Robert