Wordpress includes ?

[machinegunkelly]

When setting up a wordpress template , what's the point of using the includes ?

Seems a little pointless to me for some reason , other than to make the install more of a pain in the ass .. or am I missing something ?
enlighten me .

[JD]

makes the template easier to fk with. it's a pain in the ass having the entire site be in index.php. Having it broken up into header/index/sidebar/foot makes editing SO much easier. Plus, it's easier to have different looks to the single post/category/page with it broken up

I think that's what you meant by includes.

[bangman]

Exactly.

If you're doing the conversion for yourself, then there is no problem with using just 1-2 template files. However, most clients expect an easy to work with solution, which means seperate template files for the header, loop, footer, sidebar(s), page, comments and archives.

All depends on what you're doing it for.

[machinegunkelly]

Hmm guess it depends on how you're editing .. I find it a pain in the ass with the includes , so I've been doing them very last if at all .. depends on what the blogs going to be doing ..

I just asked cause it seems like a big pain for nothing if your blog is relatively static as most are .

[machinegunkelly]

Hmm guess it depends on how you're editing .. I find it a pain in the ass with the includes , so I've been doing them very last if at all .. depends on what the blogs going to be doing ..

I just asked cause it seems like a big pain for nothing if your blog is relatively static as most are .