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If Else statement Wordpress Childtheme

I am trying to get an if/else statement working in my header, which will use a staylsheet depending on which page you are on. I am using a child theme, and added a new directory called css, which has a few css files inside. How do i correctly do a if else statement. Below is my failed attempt :(

<?php  if(is_page(6124)) { 
    echo "get_stylesheet_directory() . '/css/aortic-heart-standard.css')";
  } else if (is_page(20)) {
   echo "get_stylesheet_directory() . '/css/aortic-heart-atomic.css')";
  } else { 
    // do something else
    }
 ?>

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Matthew Kelly

Ok, actually I believe the issue is with the is_page and not the if/else statement.

Is the ELSE condition occurring every time?

https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/is_page

Also, get_stylesheet_directory() is a PHP function so for it to execute, your echo would need to be the following. I am also assuming you need the "')" after .css, but am unsure.

<?php  if(is_page(6124)) { 
    echo get_stylesheet_directory() . "/css/aortic-heart-standard.css')";
  } else if (is_page(20)) {
   echo get_stylesheet_directory() . "/css/aortic-heart-atomic.css')";
  } else { 
    // do something else
    }
 ?>

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Jon Imms

ASKER

It's not working. It is printing the filepath of the file in the header.

I want it so that if you are on page 6124, i want this extra stylesheet to be used /css/aortic-heart-standard.css

and so on.

Whichever way i try playign with it, it either just prints it at the top of my page, or does not include it at all.

Matthew Kelly

What exactly do you mean by "It's not working"?

When you say it is printing the file path, that leads me to believe you are not putting the rest of the required css html link around it like below?

<?php if(is_page(6124)) {
echo "<link rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' href='.get_stylesheet_directory() . "/css/aortic-heart-standard.css'>";
} else if (is_page(20)) {
echo "<link rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' href='.get_stylesheet_directory() . "/css/aortic-heart-atomic.css'>";
} else {
// do something else
}
?>

Jon Imms

ASKER

ok, i changed to the above code (i was forgetting to wrap the stylesheet tags around)

It is printing this when i look at the source code, so not picking up the stylesheet

<link rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' href='.get_stylesheet_directory() . '/css/aortic-heart-standard.css'>

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Matthew Kelly

Sorry, missing " before .get_

<?php  if(is_page(6124)) { 
    echo "<link rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' href='".get_stylesheet_directory() . "/css/aortic-heart-standard.css'>";
  } else if (is_page(20)) {
   echo "<link rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' href='".get_stylesheet_directory() . "/css/aortic-heart-atomic.css'>";
  } else { 
    // do something else
    }
 ?>

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Dan Craciun

Of course it is. You forgot to close the " before the .

<?php  if(is_page(6124)) { 
    echo "<link rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' href='".get_stylesheet_directory() ."/css/aortic-heart-standard.css'>";
  } else if (is_page(20)) {
   echo "<link rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' href='".get_stylesheet_directory() ."/css/aortic-heart-atomic.css'>";
  } else { 
    // do something else
    }
 ?>

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HTH,
Dan

Jon Imms

ASKER

almost there :)

It is printing

<link rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' href='/home/dashash/public_html/onxlti/wp/wp-content/themes/metric/css/aortic-heart-standard.css'>

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This takes you to a 404 error page. Iwant it to print

<link rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' href='/wp/wp-content/themes/metric/css/aortic-heart-standard.css'>

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