Check Page Level Depth If Condition in WordPress

Updated on June 4th, 2019
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The code snippet below is handy when you are trying to check if the current page is a parent or a child in a WordPress theme. You can then use the conditional to output different code depending on the page depth it is

<?php
// gets page depth
global $wp_query;
$object = $wp_query->get_queried_object();
$parent_id  = $object->post_parent;
$depth = 0;
while ($parent_id > 0) {
       $page = get_page($parent_id);
       $parent_id = $page->post_parent;
       $depth++;
}
 
// echo $depth;

?>

<?php if ( $depth == 0  ) {
    echo 'page level 0';

}  elseif ( $depth == 1 ) {
    echo 'page level 1';
} else {
    echo 'something else';
}?>

<?php

// gets page depth

global $wp_query;

$object = $wp_query->get_queried_object();

$parent_id = $object->post_parent;

$depth = 0;

while ($parent_id > 0) {

$page = get_page($parent_id);

$parent_id = $page->post_parent;

$depth++;

}

// echo $depth;

<?php if ( $depth == 0 ) {

echo 'page level 0';

} elseif ( $depth == 1 ) {

echo 'page level 1';

} else {

echo 'something else';

}?>

Source: Get the depth of the current page in WordPress

Written by: Jacob Lett - Jacob is a marketing and web design consultant who helps manufacturers grow their revenue. Unlike his competitors, he focuses on small and consistent website design changes to increase results. He recently created the Industrial HubSpot Theme to help manufacturers quickly build their website on the HubSpot platform.
Category: Code Snippets
Tags: WordPress

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