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[chagemeier]

I have seen posts on the net about this but I wanted to get a “supported” answer for how to be able to specify a specific logo by category. So if a category is one of a group the theme displays one logo but if the page/post is in a different category the theme displays a different logo.

Thanks,
Curt

[Thai]

Hi Curt,

Regretfully, at this time I am not entirely certain what it is you would like to accomplish based on the information given in your post. If you wouldn’t mind providing us with a little more clarification on what it is you’re wanting to do (a link to a similar example site would be very helpful, or perhaps some screenshots), we’ll be happy to provide you with a response once we have a better understanding of the situation.

[chagemeier]

I’m sorry reading my request back I realize that it was very vague.
What I am trying to ask is how to change the header logo by the category of the post.
For example if the post a certain category display header logo x, if it is not display header logo y.
I think this is what I am asking but so many posts have wildly different answers.

https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-help-with-a-code-for-a-different-logo-for-each-category

Thanks,
Curt

[Lely]

Hello Curt,

Because this requires a template change, I’d advise that you setup a child theme. This allows you to make code changes that won’t be overwritten when an X update is released. After your child theme is setup, please review how we recommend making template changes in Customization Best Practices.

Then copy _brand.php from wp-content\themes\x\framework\views\global to wp-content\themes\x-child\framework\views\global. Open the copied file and replace the entire code with the following:

<?php

// =============================================================================
// VIEWS/GLOBAL/_BRAND.PHP
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Outputs the brand.
// =============================================================================

$site_name        = get_bloginfo( 'name' );
$site_description = get_bloginfo( 'description' );
$logo             = x_make_protocol_relative( x_get_option( 'x_logo' ) );
$site_logo        = '<img src="' . $logo . '" alt="' . $site_description . '">';

?>

<?php echo ( is_front_page() ) ? '<h1 class="visually-hidden">' . $site_name . '</h1>' : ''; ?>

<a href="<?php echo home_url( '/' ); ?>" class="<?php x_brand_class(); ?>" title="<?php echo $site_description; ?>">
  <?php if( is_category(8)){ ?>
  <?php echo '<img src="http://virtualhost.dev/latestwp/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/different-logo.jpg" alt="' . $site_description . '">'; ?>
  <?php }else{?>
  <?php echo ( $logo == '' ) ? $site_name : $site_logo; ?>
  <?php }?>
</a>

Then from the code above, check this line: <?php if( is_category(8)){ ?>. Replace 8 to your own category ID where you want this specific logo to appear. Then change this http://virtualhost.dev/latestwp/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/different-logo.jpg to your own logo URL.

Hope this helps.

[chagemeier]

THANKS! I will give it a try.

Curt

[Darshana]

Let us know how it goes 🙂

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