WDN109 WordPress II

Session 4: Site Info

get_stylesheet_directory_uri()

Lets you find the URL for the active theme directory's.

Use to add the http://yourgroovydomain.com/wp-content/themes/yourtheme before /style.css.

Any file in your theme's PHP that needs to reference an image, stylesheet, or JavaScript file (not PHP) in the theme.

get_stylesheet_directory_uri()

<img src="<?php echo get_stylesheet_directory_uri(); ?>/images/logo.png" />

wp_title()

• Let WordPress build the content for your site's <title> tag.
• Displays a string of text related to the current page being viewed.
• Does not display the name of your site (we'll get to that).

http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_title

wp_title()

<title><?php wp_title(); ?></title>

bloginfo( $thing )

$thing could be:

• name - Site Title set under Settings → General
• description - Tagline set under Settings → General

More options at http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/get_bloginfo.

bloginfo()

<h1><?php bloginfo( 'name' ); ?></h1>

<h2><?php bloginfo( 'description' ); ?></h2>

Common Title Tag

<title><?php wp_title( '|', true, 'right' ); bloginfo( 'name' ); ?></title>

home_url()

Get the address for the current WordPress site.

http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/home_url

home_url()

<a href="<?php echo home_url( '/' ); ?>">Home</a>

<a href="<?php echo home_url( '/' ); ?>">
	<img src="<?php echo get_stylesheet_directory_uri(); ?>/images/logo.png" />
</a>