Wordpress theme - change style for one section of website only?

D Hayes · 28-02-2014 9:28am #1

Any recommendations for how best to achieve the following?

I'm adding a new section to a WordPress site. It's going to differ from the rest of the site, from a style perspective.

I'm thinking of adding a new template for that section, with a body class=newstyle, or something like that. And then add styles to that class in the css.

So then, for every page within that section, I just assign the new template.

Any thoughts on this? Is there an easier or better way to do it?

daymobrew · 01-03-2014 9:22am

If the section is to be radically different and it is made up or pages (instead of posts) you can create a new page template and set each page to use that template.

Either way, I recommend using the body_class() function in your 'body' tag to allow you target individual pages or posts or groups of the same in CSS.

On a post on one of my sites the body_class() call generates this code:
[html]<body class="single single-post postid-137 single-format-standard logged-in admin-bar no-customize-support post-quirky-help gecko alt-style-default one-col width-960 one-col-960">[/html]
I have code that adds the post slug to the list:
[php]// Add page/post slug to body class.
// From: http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-themes/how-to-add-page-slug-in-body-class-of-your-wordpress-themes/
function add_slug_body_class( $classes ) {
global $post;
if ( isset( $post ) ) {
$classes[] = $post->post_type . '-' . $post->post_name;
}
return $classes;
}
add_filter( 'body_class', 'add_slug_body_class' );[/php]
You can add the post categories too.

With these classes in the body tag, you can then target them in the stylesheet.

D Hayes · 02-03-2014 2:20pm

Super stuff - just what I was looking for. Thanks, daymobrew.

akagaby · 03-03-2014 5:47pm

or you could just install a new wordpress in a new folder (wink wink)

daymobrew · 04-03-2014 8:01am

akagaby wrote: »

or you could just install a new wordpress in a new folder (wink wink)

In the Lego Movie trailer the main character builds a double decker couch. What did the other two characters say of it?

akagaby · 04-03-2014 8:30am

Wordpress theme - change style for one section of website only?

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