To make theming more logical and extensible for CMS users, the following changes should be made to the template hierarchy:
- a
blog.php
template should be introduced as the default page template for the blog archive (whether on the front-page or on a dedicated page). Afterblog.php
the template hierarchy would proceed as expected tofront-page.php
andhome.php
- If a custom page template is selected by a user, it should override all other templates, including
blog.php
,front-page.php
andhome.php
. As the hierarchy is currently, you cannot offer homepage page templates in a child theme, if the parent theme includes afront-page.php
. This removes choice from the user for no apparent reason. - TENTATIVE: Custom Permalink routing and embedding non-wordpress PHP functionality could be vastly simplified by offering a new file header comment that defines templates that should run at specific custom paths.
A feature plugin implementing these changes currently exists at: https://gschoppe.com/wordpress/better-template-hierarchy/
Read-only archive: https://petitions.classicpress.net/posts/122/update-template-hierarchy-with-blog-php-front-page-php-templates-and-custom-url-routes
Author: Greg Schoppe
Vote count: 21
Status: open
Tags:
- request-modify-feature
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