27th Sep '24
/
2 comments

Checking if the current Page/Post has Children i.e. is a Parent in Bricks

Checking if the current Page/Post has Children i.e. is a Parent in Bricks

This Pro tutorial shows how we can register a custom function that checks whether the current Page or Post (of any hierarchical post type) is a parent i.e., has at least 1 child.

This can then be used with a Dynamic data Bricks condition to conditionally output elements based on whether the current (either single or in a query loop) has children or not.

Step 1

Add the following in child theme's functions.php (w/o the opening PHP tag) or a code snippets plugin:

This is a BricksLabs Pro tutorial.

For full access login below or create your BricksLabs Pro account

Get access to all 626 Bricks code tutorials with BricksLabs Pro

Related Tutorials..

Conditional Output on the First Page of Archives in Bricks

Conditional Output on the First Page of Archives in Bricks

How to output an element on an archive page only if we're on the first page of the archive.
Categories:
Weekday Condition in Bricks

Weekday Condition in Bricks

As of Bricks 1.7, the built-in "Weekday" condition does not work correctly. This is most likely due to it not taking the site's timezone (set…
Categories:
Pro
Conditionally Outputting Query Loop Item Based on Post Meta in Bricks

Conditionally Outputting Query Loop Item Based on Post Meta in Bricks

Rendering query-loop enabled posts depending on the value of each post's custom field value is tricky because by default, the custom field plugins' functions or…
Categories:
Render an element having a specific HTML ID based on value of a custom field

Render an element having a specific HTML ID based on value of a custom field

This tutorial provides the steps to use Bricks' bricks/element/render filter to conditionally output an element that has the specified HTML ID based on the value…
Categories:
Pro
Conditional Output in Bricks based on if Content has Headings

Conditional Output in Bricks based on if Content has Headings

How to prevent the output of the table of contents if the content has no headings.
Categories:
Tags:
Pro
How to Insert Element(s) Between Query Loop Posts in Bricks

How to Insert Element(s) Between Query Loop Posts in Bricks

Update on 16 Aug 2023: Follow this tutorial instead. This Pro tutorial shows how we can insert a Div (or any custom HTML) after nth…