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This document provides a cheat sheet of common WordPress template functions organized into categories like basic template files, header functions, the loop, and extra functions. It lists the function code, a brief description, and examples of how each function can be used in templates and loops to display things like post content, titles, dates, categories, and more.

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Wordpress Cheat Sheet PDF

This document provides a cheat sheet of common WordPress template functions organized into categories like basic template files, header functions, the loop, and extra functions. It lists the function code, a brief description, and examples of how each function can be used in templates and loops to display things like post content, titles, dates, categories, and more.

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Use this page for a quick, categorized list of WordPress functions that are commonly used when building, updating and
maintaining templates. Simple, Easy, Copy-Pasta . The quick guide to common WordPress > Template functions.

Navigation
Basic Template Files Header Functions Menu

File Name Description Function Description Default Navigation Menu

style.css style sheet file root url for <?php wp_nav_menu(); ?>
<?php site_url(); ?>
website

index.php home page file Specific Navigation Menu


title of
<?php wp_title(); ?> specific
header.php header content file <?php wp_nav_menu( array('menu' => 'Project Nav' )); ?>
post/page

single.php single post page file Category Based Navigation


<?php bloginfo('name'); ?> title of site

archive.php archive/category file <ul id="menu">


site
<?php bloginfo('description'); ?>
description
searchform.php search form file <li <?php if(is_home()) { ?> class="current-cat" <?php } ?>>
stylesheet
search.php search content file <?php get_stylesheet_directory(); ?> folder <a href="<?php bloginfo('home'); ?>">Home</a></li>
location

404.php error page file <?php wp_list_categories('title_li=&orderby=id');?>


style.css file
<?php bloginfo('stylesheet_url'); ?>
location
comments.php comments template file </ul>

<?php bloginfo('pingback_url'); ?> pingback url


footer.php footer content file Page Based Navigation

template
sidebar.php sidebar content file <?php bloginfo('template_url'); ?>
folder path <ul id="menu">

page.php single page file wordpress <li <?php if(is_home()) { ?> class="current-page-item" <?php } ?>>
<?php bloginfo('version'); ?>
blog version
front-page.php latest posts or static page <a href="<?php bloginfo('home'); ?>">Home</a></li>
<?php bloginfo('atom_url'); ?> atom url
tag.php display tags in archive format <?php wp_list_pages('sort_column=menu_order&depth=1&title_li=');?>
<?php bloginfo('rss2_url'); ?> rss2 url
category.php display categories in archive format </ul>
root url for
<?php bloginfo('url'); ?>
website

<?php bloginfo('html_type'); ?> html version

charset
<?php bloginfo('charset'); ?>
parameter
Template Functions The Loop

Function Description Basic Loop

<?php the_content(); ?> content of posts/pages <?php if(have_posts()) { ?>

<?php if(have_posts()): ?> check if there are posts <?php while(have_posts()) { ?>

<?php while(have_posts()): the_post(); ?> shows posts <?php the_post(); ?>

<?php endwhile; ?> closes loop <?php // custom post content code for title, excerpt and featured image ?>

<?php endif; ?> closes if <?php } // end while ?>

<?php get_header(); ?> header.php file contents <?php } // end if ?>

<?php get_sidebar(); ?> sidebar.php file contents

<?php get_footer(); ?> footer.php file contents


Extra Functions
<?php the_time('m-d-y'); ?> the date is '08-18-07'
Function Description

<?php comments_popup_link(); ?> link to comments of post


/%postname%/ custom permalinks

<?php the_title(); ?> title of post/page


<?php include(TEMPLATEPATH . '/x'); ?> include file from template folder

<?php the_permalink(); ?> url of post/page


<?php the_search_query(); ?> value returned from search from

<?php the_category(); ?> category of post/page


<?php _e('Message'); ?> return translated text from translate()

<?php the_author(); ?> author of post/page


<?php wp_register(); ?> register link

<?php the_ID(); ?> id of post/page


<?php wp_loginout(); ?> login/logout link

<?php edit_post_link(); ?> edit link of post/page


<!--nextpage--> divide content into pages

<?php wp_list_bookmarks(); ?> links from blogroll


cut off content and create link to full
<!--more-->
post
<?php comments_template(); ?> comment.php file contents

<?php wp_meta(); ?> admin meta data


<?php wp_list_pages(); ?> list all pages

<?php timer_start(); ?> start page timer (header.php)


<?php wp_list_categories(); ?> list all categories

<?php timer_stop(1); ?> time to load the page (footer.php)


<?php next_post_link('%link'); ?> url to next post

show queries executed to generate


<?php previous_post_list('%link'); ?> url to previous post <?php echo get_num_queries(); ?>
page

<?php get_calendar(); ?> show post calendar

<?php wp_get_archives(); ?> list of archive urls

<?php posts_nav_link(); ?> next and previous post link

<?php rewind_posts(); ?> rewinds post for a second loop

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