is_front_page(): bool

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   Codex 9 years ago

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   Example for loading a different header on the front page:

   if ( is_front_page() ) :
   	get_header( 'front' );
   else :
   	get_header();
   endif;

   • This is titled `Example for loading a different footer on the front page:` but is actually for loading a different header, not footer.

     Aaron Jorbin 5 years ago
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   Steven Lin 5 years ago

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   If you are using a static page as your front page, this is useful:

   <title><?php bloginfo('name'); ?> &raquo; <?php is_front_page() ? bloginfo('description') : wp_title(''); ?></title>

   Usage in a Custom Function

   Added to your themes functions file, this code includes the is_front_page() conditional tag after the function name so the content only displays on the front page.

   add_action( 'loop_start', 'using_front_page_conditional_tag' );
   function using_front_page_conditional_tag() {
   	if ( is_front_page() ) {	
   		echo'<h2>Only Displays On The Front Page</h2>';
   	}
   }
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   Hay 4 years ago

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   To check if any page is the current front page (for example, when you’re in a custom loop) you can use this function. It expects a page ID as argument:

   function wpdocs_page_is_front_page( int $id ) {
       // If this is set to anything else than 'page' there is no front page
       // anyway, so always return false
       if ( 'page' !== get_option( 'show_on_front' ) ) {
           return false;
       }
   
       // Types for option values are string, so convert to int
       $front_id = (int) get_option( 'page_on_front' );
   
       return $front_id == $id;
   }
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   adiant 2 years ago

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   Use of this function before Action wp will not work properly. For example, even at the Action immediately prior to wp, posts_selection, it returns FALSE even when it returns TRUE at wp.