Thanks Justin,<div>It has helped me a lot.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 10:41 AM, Justin Tadlock <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:justin@justintadlock.com">justin@justintadlock.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
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    This should explain it:<br>
<a href="http://justintadlock.com/archives/2010/11/17/how-to-load-files-within-wordpress-themes" target="_blank">http://justintadlock.com/archives/2010/11/17/how-to-load-files-within-wordpress-themes</a><div><div></div><div class="h5">
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    On 7/26/2011 12:33 AM, Qamar Ashraf wrote:
    <blockquote type="cite">Thanks Vicky,
      <div>You have a point. so i think, there are two points now.</div>
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          <li>locate_template() is for the inclusion of template files.
            only ?</li>
          <li>require or include is better for functions or other logics
            ?</li>
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        <div>Let&#39;s see for the other views</div>
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        <div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 10:22 AM, Emil
          Uzelac <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:emil@themeid.com" target="_blank">emil@themeid.com</a>&gt;</span>
          wrote:<br>
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            <font color="#333333"><font size="2"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">I will let Otto or
                  someone else more knowledgeable to answer</font></font></font><font color="#333333"><font size="2"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> this question
                  @Vicky. I am not 100% sure.<br clear="all">
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                <div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Emil
                      Uzelac</strong> | ThemeID | T: <a href="tel:224-444-0006" value="+12244440006" target="_blank">224-444-0006</a>
                    | Twitter: @EmilUzelac | E: <a href="mailto:emil@themeid.com" target="_blank">emil@themeid.com</a>
                    | <a href="http://themeid.com/" target="_blank">http://themeid.com</a></font></div>
                <div><font color="#999999" face="arial, helvetica,
                    sans-serif">Make everything as simple as possible,
                    but not simpler. - Albert Einstein</font></div>
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                  <div>On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 12:19 AM,
                    Vicky Arulsingam <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:vicky.arulsingam@gmail.com" target="_blank">vicky.arulsingam@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span>
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                        <div>On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 1:17 PM, Emil
                          Uzelac <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:emil@themeid.com" target="_blank">emil@themeid.com</a>&gt;</span>
                          wrote:<br>
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                                        <b>require_once / include_once
                                          vs locate_template( array(
                                          &#39;file.php&#39; ), true, false );</b></div>
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                                </span><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse">Hopefully </span></font><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Otto will not mind.
                                  This is what I&#39;ve learned from him: </span></div>
                              <div><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><i>Instead
                                    of doing require&#39;s, consider using
                                    locate_template. This would allow
                                    child themes to override anything
                                    you&#39;re requiring.</i></span></div>
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                        <div>Does this also apply for php function files
                          - should they be included via locate_template?</div>
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                      <div>Vicky Arulsingam</div>
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        <font color="#666666">Regards</font>
        <div><font color="#666666">Qamar Ashraf</font></div>
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