resolve_block_template( string $template_type, string[] $template_hierarchy, string $fallback_template ): WP_Block_Template|null

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This function’s access is marked private. This means it is not intended for use by plugin or theme developers, only in other core functions. It is listed here for completeness.

Returns the correct ‘wp_template’ to render for the request template type.

Parameters

$template_typestringrequired
The current template type.
$template_hierarchystring[]required
The current template hierarchy, ordered by priority.
$fallback_templatestringrequired
A PHP fallback template to use if no matching block template is found.

Return

WP_Block_Template|null template A template object, or null if none could be found.

Source

function resolve_block_template( $template_type, $template_hierarchy, $fallback_template ) {
	if ( ! $template_type ) {
		return null;
	}

	if ( empty( $template_hierarchy ) ) {
		$template_hierarchy = array( $template_type );
	}

	$slugs = array_map(
		'_strip_template_file_suffix',
		$template_hierarchy
	);

	// Find all potential templates 'wp_template' post matching the hierarchy.
	$query     = array(
		'slug__in' => $slugs,
	);
	$templates = get_block_templates( $query );

	// Order these templates per slug priority.
	// Build map of template slugs to their priority in the current hierarchy.
	$slug_priorities = array_flip( $slugs );

	usort(
		$templates,
		static function ( $template_a, $template_b ) use ( $slug_priorities ) {
			return $slug_priorities[ $template_a->slug ] - $slug_priorities[ $template_b->slug ];
		}
	);

	$theme_base_path        = get_stylesheet_directory() . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR;
	$parent_theme_base_path = get_template_directory() . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR;

	// Is the active theme a child theme, and is the PHP fallback template part of it?
	if (
		str_starts_with( $fallback_template, $theme_base_path ) &&
		! str_contains( $fallback_template, $parent_theme_base_path )
	) {
		$fallback_template_slug = substr(
			$fallback_template,
			// Starting position of slug.
			strpos( $fallback_template, $theme_base_path ) + strlen( $theme_base_path ),
			// Remove '.php' suffix.
			-4
		);

		// Is our candidate block template's slug identical to our PHP fallback template's?
		if (
			count( $templates ) &&
			$fallback_template_slug === $templates[0]->slug &&
			'theme' === $templates[0]->source
		) {
			// Unfortunately, we cannot trust $templates[0]->theme, since it will always
			// be set to the active theme's slug by _build_block_template_result_from_file(),
			// even if the block template is really coming from the active theme's parent.
			// (The reason for this is that we want it to be associated with the active theme
			// -- not its parent -- once we edit it and store it to the DB as a wp_template CPT.)
			// Instead, we use _get_block_template_file() to locate the block template file.
			$template_file = _get_block_template_file( 'wp_template', $fallback_template_slug );
			if ( $template_file && get_template() === $template_file['theme'] ) {
				// The block template is part of the parent theme, so we
				// have to give precedence to the child theme's PHP template.
				array_shift( $templates );
			}
		}
	}

	return count( $templates ) ? $templates[0] : null;
}

Changelog

VersionDescription
5.9.0Added the $fallback_template parameter.
5.8.0Introduced.

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