Filters the path of the queried template by type.

The dynamic portion of the hook name, $type, refers to the filename — minus the file extension and any non-alphanumeric characters delimiting words — of the file to load.
This hook also applies to various types of files loaded as part of the Template Hierarchy.

Possible hook names include:

• 404_template
• archive_template
• attachment_template
• author_template
• category_template
• date_template
• embed_template
• frontpage_template
• home_template
• index_template
• page_template
• paged_template
• privacypolicy_template
• search_template
• single_template
• singular_template
• tag_template
• taxonomy_template

$template string

Path to the template. See locate_template() .

More Arguments from locate_template( ... $args )

Additional arguments passed to the template.

$type string

Sanitized filename without extension.

$templates string[]

A list of template candidates, in descending order of priority.

If you need more granular control over the template selection and loading system of WordPress, consider using template_include instead.

File: wp-includes/template.php. View all references

return apply_filters( "{$type}_template", $template, $type, $templates );