I’ve been searching for a way to use a custom page template for my custom post types using a custom plugin, yup, took me hours. LOL
Filter
Yup, we can use the filter called single_template. Sample code below.
add_filter( ‘single_template’, function($template) {
global $post;
if ( ‘areas-served’ === $post->post_type && locate_template( array( ‘single-areas-served.php’ ) ) !== $template ) {
return RSGCH_TEMPS . ‘areas/single-areas-served.php’;
}
return $template;
} );
global $post;
if ( ‘areas-served’ === $post->post_type && locate_template( array( ‘single-areas-served.php’ ) ) !== $template ) {
return RSGCH_TEMPS . ‘areas/single-areas-served.php’;
}
return $template;
} );
Breakdown
my-custom-post-type : The custom post type we want to target for the page template.
single-custom-page-template.php : Check if the page template we want to use is already existing in the child theme and or the main theme.
plugin_dir_path( __FILE__ ) : The path location of your plugin. Not the URL.
single-areas-served.php : This would be the file we want to use for our custom post type pages.
As you can see that’s pretty much it LOL
HAPPY CODING!!!!
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