Title: Default Template
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Default Template

 *  [jeezy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/traup/)
 * (@traup)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-template-5/)
 * Is it possible to set a default template for posts to use?
 * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-template/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-template/)

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 *  [jvreeken1985](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jvreeken1985/)
 * (@jvreeken1985)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-template-5/#post-4057295)
 * did you ever figure out how to do this? I am wondering the same thing…
 *  [jvreeken1985](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jvreeken1985/)
 * (@jvreeken1985)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-template-5/#post-4057296)
 * I just figured it out, but for me I am using gravity forms and was able to set
   the custom field for the post template to the post template name I created.
 * You may need to have this installed as well for it to work:
    [http://wordpress.org/support/plugin/gravity-forms-custom-post-types](http://wordpress.org/support/plugin/gravity-forms-custom-post-types)
 * Screenshots here:
    [https://www.dropbox.com/s/gqnstm9mzyct9z0/Screenshot%202014-03-03%2016.32.31.png](https://www.dropbox.com/s/gqnstm9mzyct9z0/Screenshot%202014-03-03%2016.32.31.png)
 * [https://www.dropbox.com/s/m95sk359drxtgwg/Screenshot%202014-03-03%2016.32.55.png](https://www.dropbox.com/s/m95sk359drxtgwg/Screenshot%202014-03-03%2016.32.55.png)
 * Hope this helps someone else as much as it did me.

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 * Last reply from: [jvreeken1985](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jvreeken1985/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-template-5/#post-4057296)
 * Status: not resolved