Adding a class to element in page template?

[hadhops]

Hello,

I have very little knowledge of php and need to add a class to an element so I can style it.

Basically I want the category name to appear at the top of the page before the content-sidebar div. I've managed to piece together bits and peices to achieve this, however there I need a class on the category.

Here is my page template code (I've bolded the relevant function and action)-

<?php
/*Template Name Posts: Faculty Post*/
?>

<?php

add_action( 'genesis_meta', 'faculty_post_genesis_meta' );
/**
* Add widget support for this template. If no widgets are active, display the default Genesis loop.
*
*/
function faculty_post_genesis_meta() {

if ( is_active_sidebar( 'Sidebar' ) ) {

remove_action( 'genesis_loop', 'genesis_do_loop' );
add_action( 'genesis_before_content_sidebar_wrap', 'ducere_the_category' );
add_action( 'genesis_loop', 'genesis_do_loop' );
add_filter( 'body_class', 'add_body_class' );

function add_body_class( $classes ) {
$classes[] = 'faculty_post';
return $classes;
}

function ducere_the_category() {
$category = get_the_category();
echo $category[0]->cat_name;

}
}

}

genesis();

 

Thank you for any help 🙂

http://martinhadley.com/ducere/?p=164

[rfmeier]

Hello,

I tried a quick example for a single post within my development environment. You can try the code below within your template file.

Since you are using a template, WordPress should automatically insert a css class into the body element that is a slug of your template.

Let me know how it turns out.

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Ryan Meier – Twitter

[hadhops]

You nailed it! Thank you so much.

[rfmeier]

You are welcome. Glad I could help.

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Ryan Meier – Twitter

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