Hace poco, uno de nuestros lectores nos preguntó cómo mostrar páginas secundarias de una página de WordPress.
Si organiza su sitio web WordPress con páginas principales y secundarias, es posible que desee mostrar sus páginas secundarias o subpáginas en la página principal. También es posible que desee mostrar la página principal en cada subpágina para facilitar la navegación.
En este artículo, le mostraremos cómo mostrar fácilmente un anuncio / catálogo / ficha de una página padre en WordPress.
¿Cuándo debe mostrar una lista de páginas secundarias?
WordPress viene con dos tipos de contenido por defecto llamados entradas y páginas. Las entradas son el contenido del blog y suelen organizarse con categorías y etiquetas.
Las páginas son contenidos únicos o independientes que son perennes, como la página “Acerca de nosotros” o la página “Contacto”.
En WordPress, las páginas pueden ser jerárquicas, lo que significa que puede organizarlas con páginas padre e hijas.
Por ejemplo, puede crear una página de producto con páginas secundarias para características, precios y soporte.
Para crear una página hija, siga nuestra guía sobre cómo crear una página hija en WordPress.
Una vez creadas las páginas principales y secundarias, es posible que desee incluir un anuncio / catálogo / ficha de las páginas secundarias en la página principal.
Ahora una manera fácil de hacer esto es editando manualmente la página principal y añadir una lista de enlaces de forma individual.
Sin embargo, tendrá que editar manualmente la página principal cada vez que añada o borre una página secundaria. ¿No sería mejor poder crear una página hija y que apareciera automáticamente enlazada a la página madre?
Dicho esto, veamos otras formas dinámicas de mostrar rápidamente un anuncio / catálogo / ficha en la página principal de WordPress. Te mostraremos tres métodos, para que puedas elegir el que más te convenga:
Método 1. Mostrar páginas secundarias en la página principal usando un plugin
Este método es más sencillo y recomendable para todos los usuarios.
En primer lugar, debe instalar y activar el plugin Page-list. Para más detalles, consulte nuestra guía paso a paso sobre cómo instalar un plugin de WordPress.
Una vez activado, debe editar la página principal y añadir el siguiente shortcode donde desee mostrar el anuncio / catálogo / fichas.
[subpáginas]
Ahora puede guardar su página y obtener una vista previa en una nueva pestaña del navegador. Observará que se muestra una lista con viñetas de todas las páginas secundarias.
Si quieres, puedes añadir algo de CSS personalizado para cambiar la apariencia de la lista. Aquí tienes algunos ejemplos de CSS que puedes utilizar como punto de partida.
ul.page-list.subpages-page-list {
list-style: none;
list-style-type: none;
background-color: #eee;
border: 1px solid #CCC;
padding: 20px;
}
Después de aplicar su CSS personalizado, puede obtener una vista previa de la página principal. Así es como se ve en nuestro sitio web WordPress de prueba.
El plugin proporciona un montón de parámetros shortcode que le permiten establecer la profundidad, excluir páginas, número de elementos, y mucho más. Para más detalles, consulte la página del plugin para la documentación detallada.
Método 2. Listar páginas hijas de una página padre usando código
Este método es un poco avanzado y requiere que añadas código a tu sitio web WordPress. Si no lo has hecho antes, echa un vistazo a nuestra guía sobre cómo copiar y pegar código en WordPress.
Para añadir páginas secundarias a una página principal, debe añadir el siguiente código en un plugin de fragmentos de código o en el archivo functions. php de su tema:
function wpb_list_child_pages() {
global $post;
if ( is_page() && $post->post_parent )
$childpages = wp_list_pages( 'sort_column=menu_order&title_li=&child_of=' . $post->post_parent . '&echo=0' );
else
$childpages = wp_list_pages( 'sort_column=menu_order&title_li=&child_of=' . $post->ID . '&echo=0' );
if ( $childpages ) {
$string = '<ul class="wpb_page_list">' . $childpages . '</ul>';
}
return $string;
}
add_shortcode('wpb_childpages', 'wpb_list_child_pages');
En WPBeginner, siempre recomendamos añadir código en WordPress con WPCode. Le permite añadir fácilmente código personalizado sin necesidad de editar los archivos de su tema, por lo que no tiene que preocuparse de romper su sitio.
Primero, necesitas instalar y activar el plugin gratuito WPCode. Para obtener instrucciones paso a paso, consulte esta guía sobre cómo instalar un plugin de WordPress.
Una vez activado el plugin, vaya a Fragmentos de código ” Añadir fragmento desde su escritorio de WordPress. Desde allí, pase el cursor sobre la opción “Añadir su código personalizado (nuevo fragmento)” y haga clic en el botón “Usar fragmento”.
A continuación, añada un título a su fragmento de código y pegue el código anterior en el cuadro “Vista previa del código”.
No olvide elegir “Fragmento de código PHP” como tipo de código en el menú desplegable de la derecha.
Después, sólo tiene que cambiar el conmutador de “Inactivo” a “Activo” y hacer clic en el botón “Guardar fragmento de código” situado en la parte superior de la página.
Este código primero marca / comprueba si una página tiene un padre o si la propia página es un padre.
Si es una página padre, muestra las páginas hijas asociadas a ella. Si es una página hija, muestra todas las páginas hijas de su página padre.
Por último, si se trata sólo de una página sin página hija o padre, entonces el código simplemente no hará nada. En la última línea del código, hemos añadido un shortcode, para que pueda mostrar fácilmente las páginas hijas sin modificar las plantillas de sus páginas.
Para mostrar páginas secundarias, simplemente añada el siguiente shortcode en una página o widget de texto en la barra lateral:
[wpb_childpages]
No olvide guardar los cambios y obtener una vista previa en una pestaña del navegador. Así es como aparece en nuestro sitio de prueba.
Ahora puedes personalizar el estilo de este anuncio / catálogo / ficha de página usando un poco de CSS personalizado. Aquí tienes algunos ejemplos de código CSS que puedes utilizar como punto de partida.
ul.wpb_page_list {
list-style: none;
list-style-type: none;
background-color: #eee;
border: 1px solid #CCC;
padding: 20px;
}
Método 3. Mostrar dinámicamente páginas secundarias sin shortcode
Usar shortcodes es conveniente, pero el problema con ellos es que tendrás que añadir shortcodes en todas las páginas que tengan páginas padre o hijas.
Puede que acabes teniendo shortcodes en muchas páginas, y a veces incluso te olvides de añadirlos.
Un mejor enfoque sería editar el archivo de plantilla de página en su tema, para que pueda mostrar automáticamente las páginas secundarias.
Para ello, debe editar la plantilla de la página principal .php o crear una plantilla de página personalizada en su tema.
Puedes editar tu tema principal, pero esos cambios desaparecerán si cambias o actualizas tu tema. Por eso es mejor que crees un tema hijo y realices los cambios en él.
En el archivo de plantilla de su página, debe añadir esta línea de código donde desee mostrar las páginas secundarias.
<?php wpb_list_child_pages(); ?>
Eso es todo. El tema detectará automáticamente las páginas secundarias y las mostrará en una lista.
Puede personalizar los estilos con CSS y formato. Este es un ejemplo de cómo el sitio web de OptinMonster muestra la página principal y las subpáginas:
Esperamos que este artículo te haya ayudado a crear un anuncio / catálogo / ficha para una página principal en WordPress. Puede que también quieras ver nuestra guía sobre las páginas más importantes a crear en un nuevo sitio web en WordPress, y nuestra comparativa de los mejores editores de arrastrar y soltar páginas en WordPress para crear estructuras / disposiciones / diseño / plantillas personalizadas sin código.
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Philip says
Hello this works, except that the parent is also displaying, how do i show just the child pages, thanks
WPBeginner Support says
The simplest method for what it sounds like you’re wanting would be to not have content on the parent page and only have your content in the child pages.
Administrador
Sachit Shori says
Thank you so much. You saved me.
WPBeginner Support says
You’re welcome
Administrador
Emmanuel Husseni says
Hello Wpbeginner,
Please how can i sort all the child page alphabetically on the parent page. I’ve follow all step but the sub pages are showing randomly on the parent page.
Waiting for response. ….Thanks
WPBeginner Support says
You would change the two instances of menu_order in our code to be: post_title
Administrador
Iyke O. says
How do I make the list collapsible on sidebar.
WPBeginner Support says
To make it collapsable you could use an accordion plugin such as one of the ones from our article here: https://www.wpbeginner.com/showcase/best-wordpress-accordion-plugins/
Administrador
Stacie says
Easy to follow and did the job. Thanks so much for sharing!
WPBeginner Support says
You’re welcome, glad our content could be helpful
Administrador
Aaro says
Can I assign a css class to this function? So that when I make css changes to ul elements it wouldn’t affect other ul’s on the site.
Or any other simple solution for this?
WPBeginner Support says
You could add your CSS class in the ul section of the function
Administrador
Keshav Murthy says
Hi, WPB Team,
Thank you so much for this Snippet and the tutorial.
It saved my ton of time and helped me too.
With Warm Regards,
Keshav Murthy
WPBeginner Support says
Glad our tutorial could help
Administrador
Gary Granai says
I installed the plugin code snippets in wordpress 4.9.8
I copied the code on https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-display-a-list-of-child-pages-for-a-parent-page-in-wordpress/#respond and added it to a new snippet in code snippets.
I made a page and then a page which was given the attribute of having the first page as the parent page.
The child parent relationship is shown in the list of pages in the attributes drop down.
When I open the parent page I see nothing that shows a child page.
I then tried using the functions.php page.
I added the code copied from https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-display-a-list-of-child-pages-for-a-parent-page-in-wordpress/#respond to the bottom of the code on the functions page.
When I open the parent page, I it does not display. What displays is an error message saying there is unexpected code.
I restored the functions.php page to its original statuc.
What changes must I make to what I have tried to do.
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Gary,
Make sure that you publish the child page before testing the code. Also carefully copy the code again to make sure that you are not copying the numbers or any unexpected characters.
Administrador
Itika says
I have a question. I have added sub pages in parent page but when I am opening the site in mobile and clicking on parent page it opens the empty parent page. To view the drop down sub pages one have to hold the button of parent page. How can I fix it. I don’t want that empty page to open. I want that if we touch on parent page it opens the drop down menu.
Please suggest how to do it.
Denise says
For third level pages (grandchild), I want to show the same menu that is seen on the child pages (all the child links of the parent). With this snippet, when on a grandchild page, I only see the other grandchild pages in the menu. How would this code need to be modified to show the all child links even when on grandchild pages?
vicky says
how to get child page ids not the granchild ids…………….pls help im a bigginner
Meredith L says
I’m relatively new to blogging and I recently switched over to the Kale WordPress theme. I have been trying to do page attribute pages (under the parent page Recipes) so I can have separate categories for appetizers, desserts, etc. Everything seems to go through on the admin part but then on the site itself there are no page attributes/drop down form the Recipes category. What am I doing wrong? It is all set to public so I’m not sure what the problem is.
Daves says
Thank you for this code. But I don’t want this to be shown on the homepage (static page), just on the parent pages only. Please how can it be done?
Thank you.
Boris Budeck says
I am using Generatepress Theme (created a child theme from it for customizing) and I can’t get this to work. The shortcode is displayed in the output page, it seems it is not even ercognized as being a shortcode. I use Elementor widgets and neither text nor shortcode widgets work.
Any idea of how to make it work when using elementor widgets?
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Boris,
Please try adding this code to your theme’s functions.php file or a site-specific plugin.
add_filter('widget_text', 'do_shortcode');1-click Use in WordPress
Administrador
Frederic says
a great post, it’s exactly what I’m looking for since many hours ! and it works like a charm, just adding the code in the function.php of the theme then adding the short code in the page where I want the sub pages to appear, and voilà!!!
wonderful, thanks a lot for your generosity !!
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Frederic,
Glad you found it useful
You may also want to subscribe to our YouTube Channel for more WordPress video tutorials.
Administrador
Mariano says
Hi!
Thanks for the code. How can I display the featured image of each child page?
Ron says
Like with so many of the snippets we find, one has to go through all the comments in order to get it to work. What’s wrong with testing what you write?
Alicia says
Can you do a drop down menu for parent/child pages on wordpress.com, or does it have to be the .org version?
Razvan says
What if I want to display child posts, not child pages?
Rudy says
Using this code ends up displaying the parent page along with the child pages, which is redundant. As I understand it, what we really need is to display only the child pages, not the parent page. Any suggested modification that can do this?
Michael Feske says
Great, but it works not
add_shortcode is correct or must it be add_filter https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-use-shortcodes-in-your-wordpress-sidebar-widgets/ ?
with add_shortcode is error Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function add_shortcode()
with add_filter is no error but it works nort
Milos says
On plugins update, for some strange reason I always get an error:
Fatal error: Cannot redeclare wpb_list_child_pages() (previously declared in …/wp-content/themes/pagelines/functions.php:25) in …/wp-content/themes/pagelines/functions.php on line 34
Jeffrey Fry says
How can you also display the date of the child page?
ethann says
Hello great article,
Can you please help me creating a dropdown of child pages in parent page.I need this functionality for one of my wordpress project and i am totally newbie to wordpress.
Alex says
Am I the only one that cannot get it to work?
I have the following structure
About
— Page 1
— Page 2
— Page 3
When on the “About” or a child page (1, 2 or 3) I would like to have a list with my parent page (About) and all children (1, 2, 3) – Anyone got that working?
Thanks!
Kendra says
OMG sorry this is annoying Please ignore my other posts. Didn’t realize you couldn’t paste code into the comments.
I was NOT able to get it to work with wpb_list_child_pages();
I WAS able to get it to work with echo do_shortcode( ‘[wpb_childpages]’)
And to get the title of the parent page, i inserted this above the child page list:
$current = $post->ID;
$parent = $post->post_parent;
$grandparent_get = get_post($parent);
$grandparent = $grandparent_get->post_parent;
PHP if ($root_parent = get_the_title($grandparent) !== $root_parent = get_the_title($current)) {echo get_the_title($grandparent); }else {echo get_the_title($parent);
Jean Bishop says
I am using this code and it works great. Is it possible to also display categories in menus along with pages?
Michelle says
Hi,
I want to do the following
Parent page must be either for sale and or for rent
Then I want the child for example a province (gauteng) to link to the for sale and the for rent parent.
How do I do that?
Michelle
Zakhar says
How can i create shortcode with param, for example, [wpb_childpages id=”1″], where id=”1″ is an id of parent page?
Strand says
Hi,
Is it possible to limit the links to a specific number such as maximum 12 child pages?
Thanks
Aander says
Thank you,
Could you explain, please, how can I organize child pages in drop down list that would be accessible through the parent page? (I don’t want the visitors could see all child pages in a form of a blogroll.)
I.e., on the parent page I want to create drop down list (listbox) to which child pages would be added in predefined order (say in alphabetical order). After reading Introduction a visitor can proceed by choosing any page from the list at her wish (child pages has no logical connection so in any case she will search the exact page).
Is ‘my dream’ realizable?
Thank you again.
Quantum-mecha says
How do I add pagination for Child Page?
Thanks!
Astrid says
Hi WPBeginner Staff,
I used the code you guys provided with the “short code option” and it worked (links to child pages). However, I wanted to use the permanent option, and that didn’t work.
When I added this line of code [ ] the parent page returns a 500 error and no child pages are displayed at atll.
What am I doing wrong?
On a side note if I wanted to display and excerpt with its respective image how would I go about it? Thanks!
Astrid says
I was able to figure this out.
I added the code snippet then added this shortcode [wpb_childpages] to the parent page where I wanted the child pages displayed. Awesome!
Now in order to display excerpts and an image would I use the same queries– just like posts under a category.
Thanks in advance
Jade says
Hey I was wondering what you meant by ‘query’? How exactly did you get the excerpts and images to display in the parent page?
Thanks!
Mehar says
Really useful. Thank you.
Pradeep says
Could someone confirm that the example page used in this tutorial http://optinmonster.com/how-it-works/ uses this feature or not? To me it looks like it they are using tabs, instead of child pages.
If I’m right, could someone direct me to a resource to get that feature, as I’m desperately looking for a fluid solution like the one they have in that page?
Many thanks,
Pradeep
Andrew Roberts says
For the non-shortcode option, you might want to let users know they need to either change
return $string;toecho $string;orin their page template echo out the function
echo page_list_child_pages();Thanks to Erik for pointing this out above
Meredith Adams says
Thank you!
Gaby says
Thank you! I was wondering why the code wouldn’t work…
Howard says
Hi, I can get this to work when I am visiting my domain with a subdirectory (e.g – example.com/home) but when viewing the site without this (example.com) the list of sub pages is not listed. Can anyone point me as to where I am going wrong?
Thanks in advance – very new to WordPress.
Emily Jennewein says
How do you get this function to display the parent page itself at the top of the list along with the list of child and grandchild pages? On the child pages it does not list the parent page.
Michael says
how can i customized this to just display the child page of a specific page?
Yester says
How do u add a active class on the current ?
Jenny says
Is there now a plugin that can do same ?
and also can we decide where the box with submenus pages will go in any are of the page not just top of page? Using a plugin
WPBeginner Staff says
Yes it can be used for custom post types. Like this:
function wpb_list_child_pages() {
global $post;
if ( 'movie' == get_post_type() && $post->post_parent )
$childpages = wp_list_pages( 'post_type=movie&sort_column=menu_order&title_li=&child_of=' . $post->post_parent . '&echo=0' );
else
$childpages = wp_list_pages( 'post_type=movie&sort_column=menu_order&title_li=&child_of=' . $post->ID . '&echo=0' );
if ( $childpages ) {
$string = '' . $childpages . '';
}
return $string;
}
add_shortcode('wpb_childpages', 'wpb_list_child_pages');
Daniela says
This is great! Is there a way to do the same for Custom Post Types that have child posts?
Caroline says
Also wondering!
If anyone knows, please help!
dpc says
Is there a way to modify this in order to print custom post type child posts on a custom post type post page? Thanks, it is very handy!
Sokeara says
It’s very greate for me! Anyways I would like to know how can I display title and thumbnail of child page to parent page.
Ashley Bell says
Hi, I have the same query. I really like how the list is styled on the Beginners Blueprint page but I have no idea how to start. Can someone recommend an article to read or give some advice, thanks.
Razvan Zamfir says
Hello!
Nice snippet, but how do I list only grandchild pages?
Thank you!
amitabha197 says
There is an error in the pages which are not having child pages so I have slightly modified
if( count($childpages) != 0 ) {
$string = ” . $childpages . ”;
}
instead of
if( $childpages ){
$string = ” . $childpages . ”;
}
WPBeginner Staff says
In order to execute a shortcode in WordPress templates you need to add it like this:
Matt Rock says
I couldn’t get the template code “wpb_list_child_pages();” to work, but echo shortcode did the trick. Cheers!
Erik says
Just change the “return $string” to “echo $string” (this will print out the pages).
fariha says
thanks, it worked
Coen Siebenheller says
I’ve added the code to the functions.php and when i add the [wpb_childpages] shortcode in side my text it works. But when try to add to one of my templates it doesn’t show a thing. Anybody knows what i’m doing wrong?
Elena Rapisardi says
Great explanation!!
Is there a way to display always the parent pages?
Quin says
This is brilliant, thanks.
Is there a way to adapt it so the Parent displays the Grandchild, and not the Child?