Run php functions on selected Wordpress pages

Question

Hi, I am trying to customise a Wordpress theme. I have a function in themes/functions.php that I would like to run on some pages.

I need to be to:

1. Detect the page ID to determine whether the function should execute
2. Determine which hook to attach the function to (preferably something like page load.

Cheers

Answer 1

The file functions.php is for theme specific functions called inside your theme. If this is a theme specific function then the function call should be in the header (or wherever you want the output of the function to appear) via <?php my_function() ?>.

Hooks are for plugins, not template specific code.

Answer 2

If you are inside The Loop, then you can call <?php the_ID(); ?> as WarrenB said. If you are outside of the loop, then <?php echo $post->ID?> will print the page ID.

Answer 3

To the questions you posed, given you want to select on id #9, run your loop like this:

<?php
 query_posts('page_id=9');
   if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post();
      // Do whatever on post id #9
?>
<?php endwhile; else: ?>
      // Do whatever on all the other posts
<?php endif; ?>

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