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Single Post Template

Single Post Template adds the ability for your theme to include "Post Templates" in much the same way you can add "Page Templates" …

By Nathan Rice·Single Posts·Free
4.4(14 reviews)
·4.0K+ active installs·Updated 12 years ago
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As of April 2026, Single Post Template is a WordPress single posts plugin with 4.0K+ active installations and a 4.4/5 rating from 14 reviews. It has been downloaded 105K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.5+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2009. Last updated 12 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are down 8% this week. Top alternative: Custom Post Template By Templatic.

4.4/514 reviews
4.0K+active installs
105K+total downloads
17 yearssince 2009

Overview

The Single Post Template plugin adds the ability for your theme to include “Post Templates” in much the same way you can add “Page Templates”, allowing you to choose (via a simple dropdown) which post template you want to use, on a per-post basis.

All you need to do, after installing and activating the plugin, is create one or more “Post Templates” in your theme’s folder, and when creating or editing a post, choose the post template that you would like to use. If no post template is selected, the default template will be used.

1.2

  • Minor update

1.3

  • Copied methodology of WordPress get_page_templates() function
  • Added 2.9 compatibility
  • Ensured 2.8 backward compatibility

1.4

  • Compatibility with up to WordPress 3.6
  • Build a class for better namespaci…
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Ratings & Reviews

4.414 reviews
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Recent Reviews

Fais ce qu’il dit de façon excellente
by coudenhov·7 years ago

WordPress 5.1.1
L’extension est toujours d’actualité.
Très simplement :
Pour créer un nouveau template d’article, dupliquez single.php
le renommer par exemple :single-cuisine.php
A l’intérieur insérer le code php décrit par l’auteur en remplaçant le texte entre crochets par le nom du nouveau fichier (single-cuisine.php)
Et hop le tour est joué.
Lorsque vous créez une nouvelle page, vous avez une liste de choix avec les différents templates que vous avez créé.

Merci à l’auteur pour cet excellent plugin.

Laurent de Coudenhove

Good
by ikonkov·7 years ago

tnx

Good plugin!
by Luan Nguyen·10 years ago

Thanks author! this plugin is useful.

Great
by RealMag777·10 years ago

Great, thank you!

Works Great
by Ken Davenport·10 years ago

This plugin works as noted. I’ve used it on several projects. Very handy!

Download Trends

Today: 2Yesterday: 7This week: 24Period total: 2K

Compatibility

WordPress3.5+ requiredTested up to 3.6.1
PHPfalse+ required

Version Adoption

v1.4
97.6%
v1.3
2.4%

Top Alternatives to Single Post Template

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.0

  • Initial Release
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Nathan RiceNathan Rice
Plugin Info
Version
1.4.4
Last Updated
Apr 19, 2013
WP Requires
3.5+
Tested Up To
3.6.1
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
4.0K+
Downloads
105K+
Added
Jun 26, 2009
Business
Free

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Developer

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Nathan Rice
4 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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