[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:  jorbin
     Type:  enhancement                          |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  4.3
Component:  Themes                               |     Version:  3.4.2
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-codex needs-testing  |     Focuses:  template
  needs-refresh 2nd-opinion                      |
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Comment (by jorbin):

 Replying to [comment:14 johnbillion]:
 > I'm not too enthused by this. For all post types apart from Pages,
 singular.php is functionally identical to single.php (ie. it provides no
 more granular control, unlike the rest of the hierarchy). It's too narrow
 a use case to warrant introducing a new file into the template hierarchy.

 I don't think it's too narrow. I think it's the natural progression that
 should have been done a long time ago.

 >
 > If you want Pages to use the same template as other post types, you can
 do this by putting `include 'single.php';` into `page.php`.
 >
 > The added template hierarchy complexity of introducing `singular.php`
 outweighs its small benefit.

 I think it actually reduces complexity since developers will no longer
 need to remember that this is the one template tag that doesn't match the
 conditionals.

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