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load_template › WordPress Function

Since1.5.0
Deprecatedn/a
load_template ( $_template_file, $load_once = true, $args = array() )
Parameters: (3)
  • (string) $_template_file Path to template file.
    Required: Yes
  • (bool) $load_once Whether to require_once or require. Default true.
    Required: No
    Default: true
  • (array) $args Optional. Additional arguments passed to the template. Default empty array.
    Required: No
    Default: array()
Defined at:
Codex:
Change Log:
  • 5.5.0

Requires the template file with WordPress environment.

The globals are set up for the template file to ensure that the WordPress environment is available from within the function. The query variables are also available.


Source

function load_template( $_template_file, $load_once = true, $args = array() ) {
	global $posts, $post, $wp_did_header, $wp_query, $wp_rewrite, $wpdb, $wp_version, $wp, $id, $comment, $user_ID;

	if ( is_array( $wp_query->query_vars ) ) {
		/*
		 * This use of extract() cannot be removed. There are many possible ways that
		 * templates could depend on variables that it creates existing, and no way to
		 * detect and deprecate it.
		 *
		 * Passing the EXTR_SKIP flag is the safest option, ensuring globals and
		 * function variables cannot be overwritten.
		 */
		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.PHP.DontExtract.extract_extract
		extract( $wp_query->query_vars, EXTR_SKIP );
	}

	if ( isset( $s ) ) {
		$s = esc_attr( $s );
	}

	/**
	 * Fires before a template file is loaded.
	 *
	 * @since 6.1.0
	 *
	 * @param string $_template_file The full path to the template file.
	 * @param bool   $load_once      Whether to require_once or require.
	 * @param array  $args           Additional arguments passed to the template.
	 */
	do_action( 'wp_before_load_template', $_template_file, $load_once, $args );

	if ( $load_once ) {
		require_once $_template_file;
	} else {
		require $_template_file;
	}

	/**
	 * Fires after a template file is loaded.
	 *
	 * @since 6.1.0
	 *
	 * @param string $_template_file The full path to the template file.
	 * @param bool   $load_once      Whether to require_once or require.
	 * @param array  $args           Additional arguments passed to the template.
	 */
	do_action( 'wp_after_load_template', $_template_file, $load_once, $args );
}