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I was wondering, isn't there any way I could include my plugin specific template (archive, single etc) via plugins directory, instead of copying them to theme main folder first????

How to make it work with Custom Post Types?

Hi, @tommcfarlin. Great solution!
But some problem in Quick Edit - new custom page template not exists.

Hi,

if possible, add the following code at https://github.com/tommcfarlin/page-template-example/blob/master/class-page-template-example.php#L164

// If no post found (404), return
if ( !isset( $post ) ) return $template;

I'm using your solution in a plugin of mine and I got an error once I removed all posts and pages. What happens is that when we try to read the $post it returns an error 'cause there is no object there.

Hello,
I'm using your code to implement a template via plugins.
To change the template from the admin side using ACF advanced custom fields. www.advancedcustomfields.com

So everything is right, but I found a problem:

When I open the Site template list using the plugin ACF, the law there are no templates loaded with your code.

I do not understand why. They should not be recorded in the wordpress system?
Can you find a solution?

Thanks for your code and your support
bye

__( 'Example Page Template', $this->plugin_slug );
__( 'Example Page Template', 'actual_slug' ); // <-- better

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Hello Tom,

Unfortunatelly this approach will no longer work with the upcoming WordPress v4.7

Any ideas on how we can make it work so that we can continue using the code?

Many thanks,
Zulf

Hi there,

your class works fine, but I´ve a slight problem. It integrates my template Page of my Plugin I created, but it seems taht the page templates within the theme itself are overwritten, or no longer visible.

Can you give me a hint?

P.S.: I´m using your plugin boilerplate and I want to integrate this class in the plugin class.

My intention was to make a pull request, but I'm having issues with my fork triggering headers already sent on activation.

I gave up, deleted the fork, and will leave the tips here. Curiously, I used your technique in a plugin of mine without any glitches...

Here's how I used it:

Theme switch

public function switching_theme( $new_name, $new_theme )
{
    $old_theme = get_option( 'theme_switched' );

    $template_path_app = get_theme_root( $old_theme ) . "/$old_theme/template-example.php";    
    if( file_exists( $template_path_app ) )
        unlink( $template_path_app );

    $this->register_project_template();
}
add_action( 'switch_theme', array( $this, 'switching_theme' ), 10, 2 );

Plugin update
In case our plugin is updatable via some repo.

// In the constructor
$this->plugin_slug   = plugin_basename( __FILE__ );

public function refresh_template(  $true, $hook_extra, $result ) {

    if( isset( $hook_extra['plugin'] ) &&  $hook_extra['plugin'] == $this->plugin_slug  ) {

        $this->register_project_template();
        $this->deregister_project_template();

    }

    return $true; 
} 
add_filter( 'upgrader_post_install', array( $this, 'refresh_template' ), 10, 3 );