However, I’m getting the same parse error as is listed above:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected $end in /home/…./wp/wp-content/themes/mimbo2.2/single.php on line 7

I’ve checked carefully that I have ‘in’ instead of ‘is’…!

What I’ve got is:

$post = $wp_query->post;if (in_category(’8′)) {include(TEMPLATEPATH . ‘/single-saesneg.php’);} else {include(TEMPLATEPATH . ‘/single-cymraeg.php’);

within the php brackets.

Is there anything obviously wrong to your more practiced eye?� I would be very grateful indeed for any pointers on this…:-)

Many thanks for your work and for any advice you can give,

Aran

I thought you might know off the top of your head. I didn’t expect you to do all that work. Thanks for the effort. I think you are correct. In fact, I initially found your post when I was doing the same thing you did in trying to solve the problem. I did post the question on the wordpress.org forum but never got a response. I thought there might be an easy way to do it without creating a page. I guess not. I’ll just go forward with that solution. Thanks again for the help.

James

However, I found something that may work for you. What if you created a template file, and used query_posts to display the two categories. You could just create a Page, and set it to use the template you created. I’m not sure if that would meet you needs, but it’s the best I could think of right now (you may also want to try the official Wordpress forum).

Thanks for the info. Here is my question. What if I want a custom category.php page that combines 2 discreet categories (say 3 and 9). i.e. the stuff that would be shown in an archive page if I typed in the URL /?cat=3,9. What would that custom category page by named category-(?).php. Is it possible to create a custom category page to do this. Your help is appreciated. Thanks.

James

I’m using the first code

$post = $wp_query->post;
if ( in_category(’9′) ) {
include(TEMPLATEPATH . ‘/template-venezuela.php’);
} else {
include(TEMPLATEPATH . ‘normal-single.php’);
}

Now, it works!

Your help has been my “salvation”
Thank you so much, Dear Matt!

if (in_category(’9′)) {
include(TEMPLATEPATH . ‘/template-venezuela.php’);
} else {
include(TEMPLATEPATH . ‘/normal-single.php’);
}

Basically I changed “is_category(9)” to “in_category(’9′)”. Let me know if it works.

I run WP 2.2.1
I follow each step, but I get this error:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected $end in /home/…./wp/wp-content/themes/default/single.php on line 7

I Try with:

if (is_category(9)) {
include(TEMPLATEPATH . ‘/template-venezuela.php’);
} else {
include(TEMPLATEPATH . ‘/normal-single.php’);
}

But not work, only normal-single.php is displayed.

I try with other plugs like Custom Post Templates (Ryan Boren), Post Templates by Category (Kaf Oseo), and nothing work. I don’t understand .
Thakns!

Oh, and be sure to back-up your blog!

(Templatemania) (I want different single.php templates for posts in different categories)

The new single.php is just with these short code?

Thanks!