get_block_template( string $id, string $template_type = ‘wp_template’ ): WP_Block_Template|null

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Retrieves a single unified template object using its id.

Parameters

$idstringrequired
Template unique identifier (example: 'theme_slug//template_slug').
$template_typestringoptional
Template type. Either 'wp_template' or 'wp_template_part'.
Default 'wp_template'.

Default:'wp_template'

Return

WP_Block_Template|null Template.

Source

function get_block_template( $id, $template_type = 'wp_template' ) {
	/**
	 * Filters the block template object before the query takes place.
	 *
	 * Return a non-null value to bypass the WordPress queries.
	 *
	 * @since 5.9.0
	 *
	 * @param WP_Block_Template|null $block_template Return block template object to short-circuit the default query,
	 *                                               or null to allow WP to run its normal queries.
	 * @param string                 $id             Template unique identifier (example: 'theme_slug//template_slug').
	 * @param string                 $template_type  Template type. Either 'wp_template' or 'wp_template_part'.
	 */
	$block_template = apply_filters( 'pre_get_block_template', null, $id, $template_type );
	if ( ! is_null( $block_template ) ) {
		return $block_template;
	}

	$parts = explode( '//', $id, 2 );
	if ( count( $parts ) < 2 ) {
		return null;
	}
	list( $theme, $slug ) = $parts;
	$wp_query_args        = array(
		'post_name__in'  => array( $slug ),
		'post_type'      => $template_type,
		'post_status'    => array( 'auto-draft', 'draft', 'publish', 'trash' ),
		'posts_per_page' => 1,
		'no_found_rows'  => true,
		'tax_query'      => array(
			array(
				'taxonomy' => 'wp_theme',
				'field'    => 'name',
				'terms'    => $theme,
			),
		),
	);
	$template_query       = new WP_Query( $wp_query_args );
	$posts                = $template_query->posts;

	if ( count( $posts ) > 0 ) {
		$template = _build_block_template_result_from_post( $posts[0] );

		if ( ! is_wp_error( $template ) ) {
			return $template;
		}
	}

	$block_template = get_block_file_template( $id, $template_type );

	/**
	 * Filters the queried block template object after it's been fetched.
	 *
	 * @since 5.9.0
	 *
	 * @param WP_Block_Template|null $block_template The found block template, or null if there isn't one.
	 * @param string                 $id             Template unique identifier (example: 'theme_slug//template_slug').
	 * @param string                 $template_type  Template type. Either 'wp_template' or 'wp_template_part'.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'get_block_template', $block_template, $id, $template_type );
}

Hooks

apply_filters( ‘get_block_template’, WP_Block_Template|null $block_template, string $id, string $template_type )

Filters the queried block template object after it’s been fetched.

apply_filters( ‘pre_get_block_template’, WP_Block_Template|null $block_template, string $id, string $template_type )

Filters the block template object before the query takes place.

Changelog

VersionDescription
5.8.0Introduced.

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