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Ambrosite Body Class Enhanced

Enhances the body_class template tag, adding some extra classes to the body (post/page slugs, post categories, and archive parent categories) useful i …

By ambrosite·Body·Free
5(5 reviews)
·300 active installs·Updated 14 years ago
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As of April 2026, Ambrosite Body Class Enhanced is a WordPress body plugin with 300 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 5 reviews. It has been downloaded 8.5K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.8+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 14 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Head & Footer Code.

5/55 reviews
300active installs
8.5K+total downloads
16 yearssince 2010

Overview

When activated, this plugin causes the body_class template tag to output five additional classes.

On single posts (is_single) :
postname-[permalink slug]
single-[category slug]
parent-[parent category slug] (all parent and grandparent categories in a hierarchy of any depth)

On pages (is_page) :
pagename-[permalink slug]

On category archives (is_archive and is_category) :
parent-category-[parent category slug] (all parent and grandparent categories in a hierarchy of any depth)

Custom Taxonomies

As of version 1.3, the plugin now supports custom hierarchical taxonomies. The new body classes take the following form:

On single posts (is_single) :
single-[taxonomy]-[term slug]
parent-[taxonomy]-[parent term slug] (all parent and grandparent terms in a hierarchy of an…

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Ratings & Reviews

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Compatibility

WordPress2.8+ requiredTested up to 3.2.1
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.3

  • Added support for custom hierarchical taxonomies.
  • Added multisite support.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

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Plugin Info
Version
1.3
Last Updated
Jul 3, 2011
WP Requires
2.8+
Tested Up To
3.2.1
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
300
Downloads
8.5K+
Added
Apr 26, 2010
Business
Free

Tags

bodypagepostclassesbody_class

Developer

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ambrosite
6 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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