Hay, i have a custom post type "Events", however this is basically a post type, so it inherits the post.php template page.
Is there anyway to use a different template (i.e events.php) if the content type is an 'event'?
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Try single-events.php.
See Template Hierarchy in Codex for full scheme of templates.
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Works a charm, I'm only getting used to how WordPress works, i honestly didn't know it was this flexible!– dottyCommented Oct 6, 2010 at 11:03
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Yep, templates are extremely flexible system. Just be aware that some frameworks (like Hybrid) apply their own template hierarchy, defaults are not set in stone.– RarstCommented Oct 6, 2010 at 11:12
This is why using the custom template files that you can use like page-{post_type}.php and single-{post_type}.php are extremely handy. And in 3,1, archive-{post_type}.php too.
So yea, you just create a template file for your post types, using the custom templates like that instead of the way where you put the template name in a comment at the top of the file. That way sucks, and I never ever use it, and I create post types like maddness.
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I read about
single-{post_type}.phpandarchive-{post_type}.phpin codex. Couldn't find a reference forpage-{post_type}.phpAre you sure about this? Can you share some reference?– a_fanCommented Nov 4, 2011 at 9:46 -
It's part of page templates. Read about the template hierarchy here: codex.wordpress.org/Template_Hierarchy Commented Nov 15, 2011 at 4:40