Different Single Post Template per Category
Lets a classic theme use single-cat-{slug}.php for posts in a given category, for example a recipe layout for posts filed under Recipes, falling back to the normal template.
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Code
add_filter( 'single_template', function ( $template ) {
$post = get_queried_object();
if ( ! $post instanceof WP_Post || 'post' !== $post->post_type ) {
return $template;
}
$candidates = array();
foreach ( (array) get_the_category( $post->ID ) as $category ) {
$candidates[] = 'single-cat-' . $category->slug . '.php';
}
$found = $candidates ? locate_template( $candidates ) : '';
return $found ? $found : $template;
} );Notes
Create the file in your child theme, such as single-cat-recipes.php; block themes can use the template picker in the editor instead.
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