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Shane Cutts
Shane Cutts
15,107 Points
Posted by Shane Cutts
Shane Cutts
15,107 Points

CPT template and single-$posttype.php

If a custom post type will automatically use single-$posttype.php to display content, why do we create a page template for 'Portfolio' (for example)? Do these function the same? Differently? Do they work best together?

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udslwxmrlw
udslwxmrlw
8,196 Points

single-$posttype.php is the template file that displays the details page of your post. The "Portfolio" template is a overview of posts (in this case portfolio pieces). Take a news page for example which displays a bunch of article teasers. You click on a article teaser and see the whole article page -> this is the single template.

So usually you have a custom page template file that loops through your custom post. And a single template file that displays your custom post. Hope this makes it more understandable.