To use parent template for child categories or pages. This plugin patches template hierarchy. This plugin is for who create or customize themes.
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.
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.
| WordPress | 3.2+ requiredTested up to 3.2.1 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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