[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:  Themes                               |  Review
 Severity:  normal                               |     Version:  3.4.2
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-codex needs-testing  |  Resolution:
                                                 |     Focuses:  template
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Comment (by knutsp):

 +1

 > is_singular() is currently the only template context conditional that
 does not have such a corresponding template file.

 This seems a very natural addition to the template hierarchy. This means
 one can make a common template for all singular content and keep index.php
 more dedicated to showing multiple content. singular.php has become a
 "missing link" and it has to do with the introduction of custom post
 types, a special front page and an alternative "blog" page (posts index),
 and finally with the introduction of `is_singular()`.

 When making a child theme for a (multi) site with (usually, a common theme
 and) many custom post types I want to keep the templates collection as
 simple as possible. First I create special templates for CPT archives, tax
 archives and single CPTs with custom metadata. Other, more plain content,
 like posts, pages, other CPTs in singular form should be able to share a
 template file, sometimes with simple conditionals for the display, or not,
 of standard metadata (author, date etc).

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