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When I've built static sites in the past I've had an includes folder and used php if I've needed to repeat components / HTML over different pages.

I've noticed in Wordpress that this functionality is undertaken with a template-parts folder which seems to do the same thing.

I'm about to start building a custom theme for the 1st time and my question is, is there a reason why I should use template-parts instead of an includes folder, and if I use an includes folder will there be any negatives to this?

Many thanks

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  • As long as you let WordPress know where to find things, you can call your folders (sub-directories) anything you want. I use get_template_part('<dir>/<file>'); all the time just remember to leave the .php of the file part.
    – Matthew Brown aka Lord Matt
    Sep 13, 2019 at 14:55
  • hi @MatthewBrownakaLordMatt that wasn't what I was asking. My question is if I just use a stand php include instead of getting a template part the wordpress way will this work, and more importantly if it does still work is there a reason why I shouldn't do it?
    – pjk_ok
    Sep 13, 2019 at 16:38
  • I think include should work but it would not allow extensibility via child themes and would not then look for the various possible fallbacks.
    – Matthew Brown aka Lord Matt
    Sep 13, 2019 at 21:22

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It doesn't matter. It just has to do with standard naming in WordPress because you typically call your "parts" with get_template_part();.

get_template_part(); checks if the file is in the child theme first, then uses the one from the parent theme if it doesn't. It provides a way for you to override template files from the child theme.

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