[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #15803: Page Templates within Plugins

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#15803: Page Templates within Plugins
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 Reporter:  sterlo           |       Owner:                 
     Type:  feature request  |      Status:  new            
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Plugins          |     Version:                 
 Severity:  normal           |    Keywords:                 
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 It would be awesome if we could create a '''Page Template''' from within a
 the confines of a '''Plugin'''.

 Currently, we have to create Page Templates from within a '''Theme'''.
 Source: http://codex.wordpress.org/Pages#Creating_Your_Own_Page_Templates

 If we could add an action or if WordPress could look inside a plugin's
 directory, we could have Custom Page Templates within a plugin.

 Story:[[BR]]
 If '''The User''' has a Theme activated that has a persistent sidebar and
 when '''My Awesome Plugin''' requires a page to not have a sidebar (it
 needs to use the full with of a site - or whatever - let your imagination
 run wild), then there is currently little recourse - other than going into
 the theme and adding a Page Template.

 This can leave a Plugin "Theme Dependent".

 Ideas:
  * Add a hook for Page Templates
  * Extend WordPress' search for Page Template to include plugin
 directories

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Ticket URL: <http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/15803>
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