id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc
21062	Add a 'template_file' hook to load_template()	mikeschinkel		"Please consider adding a `'template_file'` hook in `load_template()` to enable the capture of the template filename. I have built a panel for the Debug Bar to be able to show template files loaded but I need this `'template_file'` hook to capture the template file names.  This would be super useful for developers who are building sites with the complex template loading logic found in various theme frameworks et. al.

With the hook added the code for `load_template()` might look like this:

{{{
function load_template( $_template_file, $require_once = true ) {
  global $posts, $post, $wp_did_header, $wp_did_template_redirect, $wp_query, $wp_rewrite, $wpdb, $wp_version, $wp, $id, $comment, $user_ID;

  if ( is_array( $wp_query->query_vars ) )
    extract( $wp_query->query_vars, EXTR_SKIP );

  $_template_file = apply_filters( 'template_file', $_template_file, $require_once );

  if ( $require_once )
    require_once( $_template_file );
  else
    require( $_template_file );
}
}}}

Here's a screenshot showing the Theme Template Files panel I implemented so you can see the use-case. This plugin requires the hook I'm proposing in order to work and I have attached the plugin for other's review.

{{{
#!html
<img src=""http://screenshots.newclarity.net/skitched-20120624-165532.png"" />
}}}

This hook could also allow the loading of the template file from other directories such as a shared directory on a server, as appropriate, but that's not the reason I found the need today.

The source for `load_template()` is found in `/wp-includes/template.php`. "	enhancement	new	normal	Awaiting Review	Template	3.4	normal		has-patch dev-feedback	info@… mike@… ryan@… mikeschinkel@… ian_dunn@… DeanMarkTaylor