How to Check if the Current Page Is the Homepage in WordPress
When we are developing a theme or plugin, or are implementing some other functionality in WordPress, it becomes important to determine whether the current page is the homepage. In this tutorial, we will learn exactly how to do that.
A Straightforward Guide to the WordPress Template Hierarchy
If you’re building your own themes for WordPress, or using a child theme to customize a third party theme, at some point you’ll come across the template hierarchy. It’s a brilliant system that dictates how WordPress chooses which template file to use for different types of content. It takes into account content types (e.g. posts, pages, attachment and custom post types), taxonomies (e.g. in category, tag and custom taxonomy archives) and even lets you create bespoke templates for specific pages.