Wordpress: Include page content in header.php

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I want to include the content of an existing page in the header.php file? What's the easiest way to do this? I am guessing that there is a way to load an existing page via a php call, however I am not sure of the correct syntax.

Thanks, in advance.

Leonardo Baptista Lopes · Accepted Answer · 2015-09-18 21:53:34Z

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You could instantiate a new query:

$query = new WP_Query( 'page_id=7' );

After doing so, you make a loop to display the query's content.

<?php if ( $query->have_posts() ) : ?>
    <!-- the loop -->
    <?php while ( $the_query->have_posts() ) : $the_query->the_post(); ?>
        <h2><?php the_title(); ?></h2>
    <?php endwhile; ?>
    <!-- end of the loop -->

    <?php wp_reset_postdata(); // Important, so this loop does not affect the global post object afterwards ?>
<?php endif; ?>

This is based on WP's official codex: https://codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_Query

answered Sep 18, 2015 at 21:53

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Leonardo Baptista Lopes Over a year ago

Notice that the query targets a single page ID

azsl1326 Over a year ago

Thanks for the help. So this seems to include only the title of the page and not the content - I would like the content as well? Also, I think in the while loop, "$the_query" is supposed to be "$query"? Thanks!

azsl1326 Over a year ago

So adding, "the_content()" in place of "the_title()" seems to solve my issue. Thanks!

Leonardo Baptista Lopes Over a year ago

You are totally right. My mistake. And yes, once in the loop, you may add any template tag

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