[Support request] Custom layout for post in specific category

[tobymiguel]

Is it possible to create a file like single.php for a post in a specific category?

Background: I have some posts in a specific category with a highly customized layout where comments will be displayed in a different place etc. Therefore I want to create a completely different single.php and not just content-single.php for posts in that category. Is this possible with single-category-name.php for example?

[Tom]

Hi there,

This looks like the best solution: https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/a/168763

For example:

add_filter( 'single_template', function( $single_template ) {
    if ( in_category( 1 ) ) {
        $file = get_stylesheet_directory() . '/single-cat-1.php';
        if ( file_exists($file) ) {
            return $file;
        }
    }

    return $single_template;
} );

You’d have to update the 1 to the ID of your category, and single-cat-1.php to the name of your file, which would have to be in your child theme.

[Author]

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