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I want to use different node templates if the url is appended with ?template=x

Content type is called image

Default Node template using node--image.tpl.php:

  • blakedesign.co.nz/testsite/node/1

Same node with different template via URL possibly node--image--templateX.tpl.php:

  • blakedesign.co.nz/testsite/node/1?template=2
  • blakedesign.co.nz/testsite/node/1?template=3
  • blakedesign.co.nz/testsite/node/1?template=4

How do I go about doing this?

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You can create custom template suggestions for node using hook_preprocess_node... In your case it should be below code in your theme template.php file... You can read query arguments using $_GET variable..

function YOURTHEME_preprocess_node(&$variables) {
  if ($variables['type'] == "image" && isset($_GET['template'])) {
    $variables['theme_hook_suggestion'] = 'node__image__template' . $_GET['template'];
  }
}

Your template file should be...

node--image--template1.tpl.php

node--image--template2.tpl.php

node--image--template3.tpl.php etc...
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    Works like a charm. Changed if ($variables['type'] == "image" && $_GET['template']) { to if ($variables['type'] == "image" && isset($_GET['template'])) {
    – blakedesign
    Commented May 9, 2014 at 3:18
  • shouldn't it would be better if we use $variables['theme_hook_suggestion'][]
    – Ali Nouman
    Commented May 11, 2014 at 15:03

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