Keep your custom page-forum.tpl.php layout file when viewing a thread
description
This snippet stops phptemplate dropping your custom page-forum.tpl.php layout file when you're viewing a thread.
usage
The way PHPTEMPLATE dynamically loads custom page-layout.tpl.php files in Drupal 5.x is by path, but, when you click through to view a thread the /forum/ part of the path is lost. In other words, you're viewing a node with comments e.g. node/123.
This snippet works around that by adding in an extra check in your template.php file.
Step 1 of 1
- Using a text editor like notepad.exe or equivalent, copy the following snippet into your template.php file, remembering to omit the opening and closing PHP tags (i.e.
<?phpand?>) if you're adding it to an existing template PHP file. - Upload your new or edited template.php file to your active theme folder and your new layouts will take effect automatically
<?php
/**
* This snippet loads a custom page-forum.tpl.php layout file when
* users click through to the login, request password or register pages
*/
function _phptemplate_variables($hook, $variables = array()) {
switch ($hook) {
case 'page':
// node type isn't available in template.php so we have to go get it.
if (arg(0) == 'node' && is_numeric(arg(1))) {
$node = node_load(arg(1));
$type = $node->type;
}
if (($node->type) == 'forum') {
// if the node type is forum load the page-forum.tpl.php layout
$variables['template_file'] = 'page-forum';
}
break;
}
return $variables;
}
?>notes
- Tested with Drupal 5.x (Dublin Drupaller 25th June 2007)
- If you already have a _phptemplates_variables function and you are not sure how to add this, you can look at this handbook page on how to merge them.