[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #41737: Possibly redundant template files in the hierarchy

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#41737: Possibly redundant template files in the hierarchy
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 Reporter:  danburzo     |      Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General      |    Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal       |   Keywords:
  Focuses:  template     |
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 Hi,

 As I'm building https://forklor.github.io/wp-template-hierarchy/ (still a
 work in progress) and sifting through the source code, it looks like the
 following template files in the hierarchy may be redundant:

 1. `${subtype}.php` for attachments — is there a need for a template for a
 subtype without its associated `${mime_type}`? Is there a use-case am I
 missing where a subtype may be associated with different mime types?

 2. `attachment.php` can be caught in `single-attachment.php`.

 For the sake of simplifying WP's API surface, I am proposing deprecating
 these templates in a future version.

 And as a related question (let me know if I should open a separate issue),
 to preserve symmetry with other post types and and pages, should a Custom
 Post Template set for an attachment not get priority before the other
 attachment templates?

 (Please let me know if I misunderstood anything!)

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