inherited custom template hierarchy

[grosfaignan]

hi,

i would to make a feature request on worpdress.

it would be a good idea to give us the possibility to create custom template hierarchy in worpdress.

example, i would to create a profile page who inherit author template hierachy.
the possibiltiy to build something like a class who extends the author class would be usefull…

better... the possibility to create custom template hierarchy with custom rules could be a good idea...

[joyously]

Templates apply to what is retrieved for display on the front end, which is from the post table, so if you make your author a post type you can use the existing template hierarchy to make a template for that post type. Template parts have a fallback mechanism, which is sort of like inheritance. It could be better than making a template because it affects only part of the page.

For related tickets about the template algorithm, see #48175 and #43597

Otherwise, authors in the user table are only shown by core in the admin, and not displayed with a template.

[SergeyBiryukov]

Hi there, welcome to WordPress Trac! Thanks for the ticket.

Just linking to some more potentially related tickets here: #12877, #13239, #14310, #21062, #22355.