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Omit Parent Theme Page Templates

Omits Parent Page Templates from the "Page" edit screen in the WordPress admin.

By Mike Schinkel·Page·Free
3(1 reviews)
·20 active installs·Updated 12 years ago
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As of April 2026, Omit Parent Theme Page Templates is a WordPress page plugin with 20 active installations and a 3/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.5+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 12 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Post Type Switcher.

3/51 reviews
20active installs
2.7K+total downloads
13 yearssince 2013

Overview

This plugin does what it names says; it omits page templates from the parent theme from the template dropdown when you are editing a “Page” in the WordPress admin.

Read full description on WordPress.org

Ratings & Reviews

31 reviews
5 ★
0
4 ★
0
3 ★
1
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1 ★
0

Compatibility

WordPress3.5+ requiredTested up to 3.5.2
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.2a

Fixes error when used in a theme without a parent.

View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

NewClarityNewClarityMike SchinkelMike Schinkel
Plugin Info
Version
1.2a
Last Updated
Mar 27, 2014
WP Requires
3.5+
Tested Up To
3.5.2
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
20
Downloads
2.7K+
Added
Apr 24, 2013
Business
Free

Tags

pagepagestemplatetemplatespage template

Developer

M
Mike Schinkel
2 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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