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get_page_templates()

get_page_templates( WP_Post|null $post = null, string $post_type = 'page' ): string[]

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Gets the page templates available in this theme.

Parameters

$postWP_Post|nulloptional
The post being edited, provided for context.

Default:null

$post_typestringoptional
Post type to get the templates for. Default 'page'.

Default:'page'

Return

string[] Array of template file names keyed by the template header name.

More Information

The function searches all the current theme’s template files for the commented “Template Name: name of template”. See also wp_get_theme() and the wp_get_theme() ->get_page_templates() method of the WP_Theme class.

Source

function get_page_templates( $post = null, $post_type = 'page' ) {
	return array_flip( wp_get_theme()->get_page_templates( $post, $post_type ) );
}

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UsesDescription
wp_get_theme()wp-includes/theme.php

Gets a WP_Theme object for a theme.

WP_Theme::get_page_templates()wp-includes/class-wp-theme.php

Returns the theme’s post templates for a given post type.

Used byDescription
register_and_do_post_meta_boxes()wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php

Registers the default post meta boxes, and runs the do_meta_boxes actions.

page_template_dropdown()wp-admin/includes/template.php

Prints out option HTML elements for the page templates drop-down.

page_attributes_meta_box()wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php

Displays page attributes form fields.

WP_Posts_List_Table::inline_edit()wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php

Outputs the hidden row displayed when inline editing

wp_xmlrpc_server::wp_getPageTemplates()wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php

Retrieves page templates.

Changelog

VersionDescription
4.7.0Added the $post_type parameter.
1.5.0Introduced.

User Contributed Notes

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    Output a list of available templates

    The following code snippet loops through the available page templates and outputs their template names and the filenames.

    <?php 
$templates = wp_get_theme()->get_page_templates();
print_r( $templates );
?>

    Returns:

    Array (
	[template-contact.php] => Contact
	[template-landing-page.php] => Landing Page
	[template-another-template.php] => Another Template
)

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