Possible to add Custom Template Page in a WP plugin?

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Hey,

I was wondering if someone can help me?

Is it possible to add a template page inside a plugin? Reason asking is, it would be easier for me to manage instead of adding the same template page to every theme.

Thanks!
Joe.

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joedajigalo said

Hey,

I was wondering if someone can help me?

Is it possible to add a template page inside a plugin? Reason asking is, it would be easier for me to manage instead of adding the same template page to every theme.

Thanks!
Joe.

yes http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4647604/wp-use-file-in-plugin-directory-as-custom-page-template

3

Hey!

Thanks for the link. I did try it out, but I might be lost at some code. The below is a sample of the code set up. I didn’t want to paste the whole code in the thread. Basically, I am using this:

add_action("template_redirect", 'my_theme_redirect');

function my_theme_redirect() {
    global $wp;
    $plugindir = dirname( __FILE__ );

    //A Specific Custom Post Type
    if ($wp->query_vars["pagename"] == 'Service') {
        $templatefilename = 'page-service.php';
            $return_template = $plugindir . '/themefiles/' . $templatefilename;
        do_theme_redirect($return_template);
    }
}

The plugin shows up and works perfectly (it’s a custom post type, not sure if this will make a difference).

But the page name “Service” is not showing in the drop down menu of “Add Page”. Here’s a quick snapshot of the coding:

Thanks Again!
Joe.

4

Hey Guys,

Ignore my 2nd post, I got it working. I supposed nothing is suppose to show up in the “Add Page” dropdown menu. Basically, it replaces a specific page. In this case, which I wanted to replace the post type archive page, and so here is the code that made it work:

//Template fallback
add_action("template_redirect", 'my_theme_redirect');

function my_theme_redirect() {
    global $wp;
    $plugindir = dirname( __FILE__ );

    //A Specific Custom Post Type
    if ($wp->query_vars["post_type"] == 'service') {
        $templatefilename = 'archive-service.php';
        if (file_exists(TEMPLATEPATH . '/' . $templatefilename)) {
            $return_template = TEMPLATEPATH . '/' . $templatefilename;
        } else {
            $return_template = $plugindir . '/themefiles/' . $templatefilename;
        }
        do_theme_redirect($return_template);
    }
}

function do_theme_redirect($url) {
    global $post, $wp_query;
    if (have_posts()) {
        include($url);
        die();
    } else {
        $wp_query->is_404 = true;
    }
}

Thanks!
Joe.

5

How do you define which page it’s supposed to replace?

This is my code:

// Add callback to admin menu
add_action( 'template_redirect', 'uploadr_redirect' );

// Callback to add menu items
function uploadr_redirect() {

	global $wp;
	$plugindir = dirname( __FILE__ );
	
	// A Specific Custom Post Type
	if ( $wp->query_vars["post_type"] == 'uploadr' ) {
	
		$templatefilename = 'custom-uploadr.php';
		
		if ( file_exists( TEMPLATEPATH . '/' . $templatefilename )) {
		
			$return_template = TEMPLATEPATH . '/' . $templatefilename;
		
		} else {
		
			$return_template = $plugindir . '/themefiles/' . $templatefilename;
		
		}
		
		do_theme_redirect( $return_template );
	
	}
	
}


function do_theme_redirect( $url ) {

	global $post, $wp_query;
	
	if ( have_posts ()) {
	
		include( $url );
		die();
	
	} else {
	
		$wp_query->is_404 = true;
	
	}

}

as well as a page named uploadr. But I’m not seeing any change that I added in my custom-uploadr.php file.

PLEASE HELP!!! I’ve spent at least 8 hours reaserching this with no avail.

Thanks is andvance. :wink: