I have this exact same question and have not been able to find an answer.
I was looking into this same issue. I was unable to find any documentation on creating custom post templates, however, the Shortcodes Ultimate plugin code reveals the solution.
Simply copy the ‘templates’ folder from the plugin directory to your active theme directory. You can then edit the templates all you want and they will be safe from plugin updates.
So, if your theme is ‘twentytwelve’ copy the folder:
From:
/wp-content/plugins/shortcodes-ultimate/templates
To:
/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/templates
Shortcodes Ultimate will first look for the post template(s) in the stylesheet directory (child theme if used), then in the template directory (parent theme), then in its own plugin directory.
I found the following conditional template loader around line 1257 of: ‘wp-content/plugins/shortcodes-ultimate/inc/core/shortcodes.php’:
// Search for template in stylesheet directory
if ( file_exists( STYLESHEETPATH . '/' . $atts['template'] ) ) load_template( STYLESHEETPATH . '/' . $atts['template'], false );
// Search for template in theme directory
elseif ( file_exists( TEMPLATEPATH . '/' . $atts['template'] ) ) load_template( TEMPLATEPATH . '/' . $atts['template'], false );
// Search for template in plugin directory
elseif ( path_join( dirname( SU_PLUGIN_FILE ), $atts['template'] ) ) load_template( path_join( dirname( SU_PLUGIN_FILE ), $atts['template'] ), false );
// Template not found
else echo '<p class="su-error">Posts: ' . __( 'template not found', 'su' ) . '</p>';
This info is actually in the plugin interface when setting up the Custom posts query with customizable template options:
“Relative path to the template file. Default templates is placed under the plugin directory (templates folder). You can copy it under your theme directory and modify as you want. You can use following default templates that already available in the plugin directory”
I still can’t seem to get it to recognize post formats through get_template_part, which seems like it should be a pretty basic thing, given that it’s core (and bragged about) functionality in WP.
Am I correct in that it doesn’t use the ‘default’ template copied to the theme folder without renaming and declaring template path/name, within the su_post shortcode?
Nor does it list theme’s templates in the su-generator UI?
If so- could next update address..
– to use theme’s ‘templates/default-loop.php’ without having to include template attribute?
– list theme’s templates when creating post shortcode with the generator.
Great plugin, thanks!
