[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #10959: Inconsistent handling of template files in subdirectories under theme directories

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#10959: Inconsistent handling of template files in subdirectories under theme
directories
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 Reporter:  eyelidlessness  |       Owner:                       
     Type:  defect (bug)    |      Status:  new                  
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  Unassigned           
Component:  Template        |     Version:  2.8.4                
 Severity:  normal          |    Keywords:  template subdirectory
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 If you place a template file in a subdirectory beneath a theme, the page
 editor detects these templates and they appear in the Template dropdown
 menu. The option value, however, does not include the subdirectory, and
 when saved, the page renders with the Default template (or presumably with
 a template of the same filename in the main theme directory, if present).

 Example:

 In file /path/to/theme/subdirectory/template-file.php /* Template Name:
 Foo */

 Foo appears in Template dropdown menu in the page editor. Selecting Foo
 and saving is successful. Note that in the HTML of the editor page, the
 option value is simply "template-file.php", not "subdirectory/template-
 file.php".

 The page in question renders with the default template, rather than the
 custom one.

 Manually editing the entry in the database does result in the correct
 template file being loaded, so my suspicion is that this functionality is
 desired (it certainly is desired by me, for keeping files organized), but
 the value is not correctly being set.

 Furthermore, editing the option value in the editor DOM to resolve to the
 correct path before saving results in the value not being saved at all.

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