Comments on: Use locate_template instead of TEMPLATEPATH to Include Files in a BuddyPress Child Theme

By: Toby

Toby — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:17:33 +0000

Marco,
Will the path work properly if you include your code in the template itself (i.e. index.php rather than in functions.php)?

By: Marco

Marco — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:42:23 +0000

Yes I did it at first.
TEMPLATEPATH leads you into the parent theme, giving the error of file/dir not found. Quite the same error as STYLESHEETPATH, this time from the child theme’s dir.

By: Toby

Toby — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:08:49 +0000

Marco,
Have you tried using include( TEMPLATEPATH . ‘/sidebar-index.php’ ); rather than define(‘SHOUTY_DIR’, STYLESHEETPATH); ?

By: Marco

Marco — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:43:56 +0000

Hello, here’s what I’ve done in functions.php (shouty is the site theme name):

/*define constant*/
define(‘SHOUTY_DIR’, STYLESHEETPATH);

then:
/*here we insert, after the regular sidebar, Shouty’s left sidebar*/
add_action(‘bp_after_sidebar’, ‘shouty_include_sidebar_left’);
function shouty_include_sidebar_left() {
require(SHOUTY_DIR.’/sidebar_left.php’);
}

But this does not load the sidebar_left.php givin an error of file/folder not found in child theme dir, even though is actually there and I can’t figure why. I use this method with frameworks like Hybrid, Thematic and the new Genesis and it always works well.

ps. I tried hardcoding but doesn’t work either.

By: Toby

Toby — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:40:47 +0000

Marco,

Can you explain a little bit more?

So far, I have only used the “locate_template” hook from a child theme’s page and post template files, so I can’t vouch for how it might work in the functions.php file.

By: Marco

Marco — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:28:46 +0000

Hello, I’m facing some problem with this method, I tried to use a hook in child functions.php so I won’t touch files directly, but that didn’t work. Could you drop me a line via mail so I can show you what I’ve done and maybe show me where’s the error.

By: alan

alan — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:57:17 +0000

thanks this works perfect…

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