[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #49496: filters missing for get_header and get_footer

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#49496: filters missing for get_header and get_footer
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 Reporter:  kevdotbadger  |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement   |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Themes        |    Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal        |   Keywords:
  Focuses:  template      |
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 Seems like a minor thing that has quite a big impact. The preferred way to
 load different headers and footers is to use the $name argument in
 get_header() and get_footer().

 This works fine. However, modifying them from a plugin, or even from a
 theme when logic decides which is loaded makes them get messy quite
 quickly.

 A solution (which I've used), is to set the $name argument to a 'global'
 variable in my functions.php file and then use that thoughout my theme.
 When I need to conditionally set the header/footer I simply update that
 variable.

 Surely a filter for both get_header() and get_footer(), would be a better
 solution?

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/49496>
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