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    This should explain it:<br>
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    On 7/26/2011 12:33 AM, Qamar Ashraf wrote:
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cite="mid:CANYUyLcCkV8sQjoQzwx+Z9h1X6+84TGzw1e7bhxO6cWSQMXTDA@mail.gmail.com"
      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&nbsp;template&nbsp;files.
            only ?</li>
          <li>require or include is better for functions or other logics
            ?</li>
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        <div>Let'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 moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="mailto:emil@themeid.com">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&nbsp;knowledgeable to&nbsp;answer</font></font></font><font
              color="#333333"><font size="2"><font
                  face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">&nbsp;this question
                  @Vicky. I am not 100% sure.<br clear="all">
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                <div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">----</font></div>
                <div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Emil
                      Uzelac</strong> | ThemeID | T: <a
                      moz-do-not-send="true" href="tel:224-444-0006"
                      value="+12244440006" target="_blank">224-444-0006</a>
                    | Twitter: @EmilUzelac | E: <a
                      moz-do-not-send="true"
                      href="mailto:emil@themeid.com" target="_blank">emil@themeid.com</a>
                    | <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                      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 class="h5">On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 12:19 AM,
                    Vicky Arulsingam <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a
                        moz-do-not-send="true"
                        href="mailto:vicky.arulsingam@gmail.com"
                        target="_blank">vicky.arulsingam@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span>
                    wrote:<br>
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                        <div>On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 1:17 PM, Emil
                          Uzelac <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a
                              moz-do-not-send="true"
                              href="mailto:emil@themeid.com"
                              target="_blank">emil@themeid.com</a>&gt;</span>
                          wrote:<br>
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                            0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid
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                                          face="arial, helvetica,
                                          sans-serif"><br>
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                                      <div style="font-family:
                                        arial,sans-serif;">
                                        <b>require_once / include_once
                                          vs&nbsp;locate_template( array(
                                          'file.php' ), true, false );</b></div>
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                                </span><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span
                                    style="border-collapse: collapse;">Hopefully&nbsp;</span></font><span
                                  style="border-collapse: collapse;
                                  font-family: arial,sans-serif;
                                  font-size: 13px;">Otto will not mind.
                                  This is what I've learned from him:&nbsp;</span></div>
                              <div><span style="border-collapse:
                                  collapse; font-family:
                                  arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><i>Instead
                                    of doing require's, consider using
                                    locate_template. This would allow
                                    child themes to override anything
                                    you'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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