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WP Use parent template

To use parent template for child categories or pages. This plugin patches template hierarchy. This plugin is for who create or customize themes.

By kanonji·Page·Free
1(1 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 14 years ago
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As of April 2026, WP Use parent template is a WordPress page plugin with 10 active installations and a 1/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.3K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.2+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 14 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Post Type Switcher.

1/51 reviews
10active installs
2.3K+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011

Overview

Features

  • use parent template for child category.
  • use parent template for child page.

If you have works category with some child categories as followings, you may want to use ‘category-works.php’ for all three child categories. You need to copy as ‘category-design.php’ and the rest in default template hierarchy. WP Use parent template patches the template hierarchy to use parent template for these child categories. And also pages too.

  • example.com/works/design
  • example.com/works/illust
  • example.com/works/photo

Category template hierarchy

  1. category-{slug}.php
  2. category-{id}.php
  3. category-{parent slug}.php //Add by WP Use parent template
  4. category-{parent id}.php //Add by WP Use parent template
  5. category.php
  6. archive.php
  7. index.php

Page template hierarchy

  1. custom template…
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Ratings & Reviews

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Compatibility

WordPress3.2+ requiredTested up to 3.2.1
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

0.4

  • Fix readme.txt
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

kanonjikanonji
Plugin Info
Version
0.4
Last Updated
Dec 6, 2011
WP Requires
3.2+
Tested Up To
3.2.1
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
2.3K+
Added
Nov 6, 2011
Business
Free

Tags

pagecategorytemplatehierarchy

Developer

K
kanonji
1 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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