WP_Theme::get_post_templates(): array[]

Returns the theme’s post templates.

Return

array[] Array of page template arrays, keyed by post type and filename, with the value of the translated header name.

Source

public function get_post_templates() {
	// If you screw up your active theme and we invalidate your parent, most things still work. Let it slide.
	if ( $this->errors() && $this->errors()->get_error_codes() !== array( 'theme_parent_invalid' ) ) {
		return array();
	}

	$post_templates = $this->cache_get( 'post_templates' );

	if ( ! is_array( $post_templates ) ) {
		$post_templates = array();

		$files = (array) $this->get_files( 'php', 1, true );

		foreach ( $files as $file => $full_path ) {
			if ( ! preg_match( '|Template Name:(.*)$|mi', file_get_contents( $full_path ), $header ) ) {
				continue;
			}

			$types = array( 'page' );
			if ( preg_match( '|Template Post Type:(.*)$|mi', file_get_contents( $full_path ), $type ) ) {
				$types = explode( ',', _cleanup_header_comment( $type[1] ) );
			}

			foreach ( $types as $type ) {
				$type = sanitize_key( $type );
				if ( ! isset( $post_templates[ $type ] ) ) {
					$post_templates[ $type ] = array();
				}

				$post_templates[ $type ][ $file ] = _cleanup_header_comment( $header[1] );
			}
		}

		$this->cache_add( 'post_templates', $post_templates );
	}

	if ( current_theme_supports( 'block-templates' ) ) {
		$block_templates = get_block_templates( array(), 'wp_template' );
		foreach ( get_post_types( array( 'public' => true ) ) as $type ) {
			foreach ( $block_templates as $block_template ) {
				if ( ! $block_template->is_custom ) {
					continue;
				}

				if ( isset( $block_template->post_types ) && ! in_array( $type, $block_template->post_types, true ) ) {
					continue;
				}

				$post_templates[ $type ][ $block_template->slug ] = $block_template->title;
			}
		}
	}

	if ( $this->load_textdomain() ) {
		foreach ( $post_templates as &$post_type ) {
			foreach ( $post_type as &$post_template ) {
				$post_template = $this->translate_header( 'Template Name', $post_template );
			}
		}
	}

	return $post_templates;
}

Changelog

VersionDescription
5.8.0Include block templates.
4.7.0Introduced.

User Contributed Notes

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    As of 4.7 this method opens up a great world of the use template files for diffrent purposes. If you save a file within your Theme folder templates/example.php like this:

    <?php 
    /**
     * Template Name: No sidebar and no images
     * Template Post Type: my_post_type
     *

    Then call:

    $templates = wp_get_theme()->get_post_templates();

    You got an array something like this:

    array(4) {
      ["my_post_type"]=>
      array(1) {
        ["templates/example.php"]=>
        string(18) "No sidebar and no images"
      }
      ["locations"]=>
      array(2) {
        ["templates/locations-max.php"]=>
        string(21) "Locations, no sidebar",
        ["templates/locations-no-maps.php"]=>
        string(21) "Locations, information only"
      }
      ["post"]=>
      array(1) {
        ["templates/full-width.php"]=>
        string(21) "Full page, no sidebar"
      }
      ["page"]=>
      array(1) {
        ["templates/full-width.php"]=>
        string(21) "Full page, no sidebar"
      }
    }

    If you only need an array of templates with specific post type, use get_page_templates() instead, as that function has a filter that many Themes and plugin gonna use with the 4.7 features.

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