[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #12974: Add support to get_archive_template() for custom content types

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#12974: Add support to get_archive_template() for custom content types
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 Reporter:  johnonolan   |       Owner:                 
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new            
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Awaiting Triage
Component:  Post Types   |     Version:                 
 Severity:  normal       |    Keywords:                 
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Changes (by mikeschinkel):

 * cc: mikeschinkel@… (removed)


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:17 mattwiebe]:
 > It's not a complete solution by any means, but just adding to the mix. I
 think the key thing for custom post types is to favor using subdirectories
 rather than filling up the theme root any more.

 My first reaction is a -1 to subdirectories. I might be convinced
 otherwise but I think requiring subdirectories for the simple case can
 make something seem much less approachable for the new users and thus much
 harder than it really need to be on the low-end. I'm reminded of Ruby on
 Rails.

 Maybe what would work well would be having subdirectories as one of the
 more specific options in the hierarchy, i.e. if a site only needs one or
 two custom post types then just put them all in the main theme directory.
 OTOH, if the themer ''wants'' the complexity of subdirectories because
 they are just dealing with too many files then they can reorganize and
 WordPress will give priority to files in the subdirectories.

 So, best of both worlds; if you need tools to manage complexity you get
 them but they are not required for the simple case?

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