Allows theme authors to add page templates to their themes that will be automatically used based on the page's parent.
As of April 2026, Child Page Templates is a WordPress themes plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 3.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.3+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 13 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Hello Plus.
Allows theme authors to include templates that will be automatically used based on the page’s parent.
For example, adding the file “page-123.php” to the “child-page-templates” folder in your theme directory will define the template for all pages that are children of the page with ID #123. You can also do the same thing with the post’s slug.
This template file will be used for all pages that are children of the page with ID #123:
/wp-content/themes/your-awesome-theme/child-page-templates/page-123.php
This template file will be used for all pages that are children of the page with the “team” slug:
/wp-content/themes/your-awesome-theme/child-page-templates/page-team.php
| WordPress | 3.3+ requiredTested up to 3.4.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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