Possible to add Custom Template Page in a WP plugin?

Hey,

I was wondering if someone can help me?

Is it possible to add a template page inside a plugin? Reason asking is, it would be easier for me to manage instead of adding the same template page to every theme.

Thanks! Joe.

joedajigalo said
Hey,

I was wondering if someone can help me?

Is it possible to add a template page inside a plugin? Reason asking is, it would be easier for me to manage instead of adding the same template page to every theme.

Thanks! Joe.

yes http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4647604/wp-use-file-in-plugin-directory-as-custom-page-template

Hey!

Thanks for the link. I did try it out, but I might be lost at some code. The below is a sample of the code set up. I didn’t want to paste the whole code in the thread. Basically, I am using this:

add_action("template_redirect", 'my_theme_redirect');

function my_theme_redirect() {
    global $wp;
    $plugindir = dirname( __FILE__ );

    //A Specific Custom Post Type
    if ($wp->query_vars["pagename"] == 'Service') {
        $templatefilename = 'page-service.php';
            $return_template = $plugindir . '/themefiles/' . $templatefilename;
        do_theme_redirect($return_template);
    }
}

The plugin shows up and works perfectly (it’s a custom post type, not sure if this will make a difference).

But the page name “Service” is not showing in the drop down menu of “Add Page”. Here’s a quick snapshot of the coding:

Thanks Again! Joe.

Hey Guys,

Ignore my 2nd post, I got it working. I supposed nothing is suppose to show up in the “Add Page” dropdown menu. Basically, it replaces a specific page. In this case, which I wanted to replace the post type archive page, and so here is the code that made it work:

//Template fallback
add_action("template_redirect", 'my_theme_redirect');

function my_theme_redirect() {
    global $wp;
    $plugindir = dirname( __FILE__ );

    //A Specific Custom Post Type
    if ($wp->query_vars["post_type"] == 'service') {
        $templatefilename = 'archive-service.php';
        if (file_exists(TEMPLATEPATH . '/' . $templatefilename)) {
            $return_template = TEMPLATEPATH . '/' . $templatefilename;
        } else {
            $return_template = $plugindir . '/themefiles/' . $templatefilename;
        }
        do_theme_redirect($return_template);
    }
}

function do_theme_redirect($url) {
    global $post, $wp_query;
    if (have_posts()) {
        include($url);
        die();
    } else {
        $wp_query->is_404 = true;
    }
}

Thanks! Joe.