[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #16128: WordPress Template System Override

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#16128: WordPress Template System Override
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 Reporter:  pearsonified                 |       Owner:
     Type:  feature request              |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                       |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Themes                       |     Version:  3.1
 Severity:  normal                       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch 2nd-opinion close  |
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Comment (by pearsonified):

 Replying to [comment:9 duck_]:
 > Replying to [comment:8 pearsonified]:
 > > Nacin, the problem with not changing anything is that you cannot
 prevent the rest of the template-loader.php file from running, as Nathan
 mentioned in his response to duck_ above.
 > >
 > > Any thoughts on that end of things?
 >
 > "include a template and die"
 >
 > untested:
 > {{{
 > add_action( 'template_redirect', 'this_is_a_silly_example' );
 > function this_is_a_silly_example() {
 >     if ( is_single() ) {
 >         include( TEMPLATEPATH . '/path/to/my/template.php' );
 >         exit;
 >     }
 > }
 > }}}

 IMO, exits and breaks (except when used in switch statements) are not
 elegant, and generally speaking, you can find ways to write workable code
 without the need to force anything in this manner.

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