[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #22314: Add singular.php to template hierarchy

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#22314: Add singular.php to template hierarchy
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 Reporter:  chipbennett                          |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement                          |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  Awaiting
Component:  Template                             |  Review
 Severity:  normal                               |     Version:  3.4.2
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-codex needs-testing  |  Resolution:
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Comment (by chipbennett):

 Replying to [comment:5 cais]:
 > Replying to [comment:4 chipbennett]:
 > > I think the consistency ''is'' the benefit, in large part. Also, to
 me, it makes sense to have (the option to have) one template for
 outputting an index of posts, and one template for outputting a single
 post.
 > Does not the `single` template serve to display a single post?
 >
 Not for ''all'' post types, whereas the archive-index pages for ''all''
 posts types will fallback to `archive.php`. The exception for single-post
 pages is the `page` post-type, which falls back directly to `index.php`.
 All the rest - `post`, `attachment`, and custom post types - fall back to
 `single.php`, then to `index.php`.

 The analogy would be something like having `author.php` fallback directly
 to `index.php`, while all other index-archive type pages falling back to
 `archive.php`.
 >
 > I am not inherently against the idea of adding another template; this
 discussion is meant more as a consideration of the current template choice
 logic and if it should be adjusted to take into account what you are
 suggesting your proposed `singular` template accomplish.

 No worries. I'm just throwing the idea out there. If it gets implemented,
 then great. If not, then at least the reasoning will be documented here,
 should anyone ask about the (minor) inconsistency in the future.

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