[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #45347: Add extra template lookup by author role

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#45347: Add extra template lookup by author role
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 Reporter:  andrei.igna  |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Users        |    Version:
 Severity:  normal       |   Keywords:
  Focuses:  template     |
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 Themes can display an author page, but it's always only a generic one.

 At the moment it's a tricky process to make different templates for
 different authors (except targeting them by specific IDs or usernames) and
 here is a idea:

 Add templates for user/author role, with author templates hierarchy
 looking like this:
 - author-{nicename}.php
 - author-{ID}.php
 - '''author-{role}.php''' - adding support for author-administrator.php,
 author-editor.php and author-{custom-role}.php
 - author.php
 - index.php

 The extra template lookup can be added in get_author_template function and
 would make it easier for theme developers to prepare templates without
 specifying specific user info (IDs or usernames)

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