Customizing the site logo and name based on path
Last modified: August 26, 2009 - 02:55
description
This snippet allows you to load a custom layout file and override the site logo and site name based on path.
Thanks to thomasmurphy for contributing the original snippet.
usage
As an illustrative example, the following step-by-step approach shows you how load a custom blog page layout file and switch the site logo and site name for when users are viewing blogs.
Step 1 of 2
- make a copy of your page.tpl.php file and rename it to be page-blog.tpl.php.
- Using a text editor like notepad.exe or equivalent, modify the layout of page-blog.tpl.php file to suit your desires
- Upload your new page-blog.tpl.php layout file to your active theme folder
Step 2 of 2
- Using a text editor like notepad.exe or equivalent, paste the snippet below into your template.php file.
- Upload your edited template.php file to your active theme folder and your new layouts will take effect automatically
<?php
/**
* This snippet loads a custom page-blog.tpl.php layout file and
* overrides the logo and site name when users
* are viewing blogs.
*/
function _phptemplate_variables($hook, $variables = array()) {
switch ($hook) {
case 'page':
if ((arg(0) == 'blog')) {
$variables['template_file'] = 'page-blog'; // loads the custom page-blog.tpl.php file
$variables['site_name'] = 'blog section name'; // change the site name
$variables['logo'] = '/path/to/newlogo/logo.png'; // change the site logo
}
break;
}
return $variables;
}
?>notes
- See also this handbook page: Changing the site logo, name and layout for multiple paths and sections
- More snippets to follow, including changing the site name and logo based on node type, taxonomy etc.