Title: Template Customization
Last modified: June 19, 2021

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# Template Customization

 *  Resolved [sujanm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sujanm/)
 * (@sujanm)
 * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/template-customization-8/)
 * I need to customize the template which is supplied. Is there a recommended way
   I can customize the gallery template so that it won’t be overwritten on plugin
   updates.
    Alternatively I can create a new theme which the classic theme. Is 
   there a way in the shortcode I can specify which theme to use?

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 *  Plugin Contributor [wpvideogallery](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpvideogallery/)
 * (@wpvideogallery)
 * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/template-customization-8/#post-14577202)
 * Yes, this is possible 🙂
 * Assuming your custom theme name is “custom”.
 * 1. Copy our classic theme file **/wp-content/plugins/automatic-youtube-gallery/
   public/templates/theme-classic.php** to your custom theme location, rename it
   as you like, and apply your changes.
 * 2. Then, add the following code to the bottom of your theme’s **functions.php**
   file,
 *     ```
       function automatic_youtube_gallery_custom_template( $template, $theme ) {
       	if ( false !== strpos( $template, '/theme-classic.php' ) ) {
       		// theme = custom
       		if ( 'custom' == $theme ) {
       			$template = 'theme-custom.php';
       		}
       	}
   
       	// return
       	return $template;
       }
       add_filter( 'ayg_load_template', 'automatic_youtube_gallery_custom_template', 99, 2 );
       ```
   
 * **Note:** You must replace the **$template** variable with your custom theme 
   file path.
 * 3. Finally, add the attribute theme=”custom” in your shortcode.
 * **Example:**
    `[automatic_youtube_gallery theme="custom" ...]`
 * That’s it. Hope this helped you!
    -  This reply was modified 4 years, 11 months ago by [wpvideogallery](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpvideogallery/).
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    -  This reply was modified 4 years, 11 months ago by [wpvideogallery](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpvideogallery/).
 *  Thread Starter [sujanm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sujanm/)
 * (@sujanm)
 * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/template-customization-8/#post-14578117)
 * Awesome! Thanks for the reply. I’ll give it a try.
 *  Thread Starter [sujanm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sujanm/)
 * (@sujanm)
 * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/template-customization-8/#post-14586936)
 * I tried it, and it worked well. Thank-you for the guidance.
 *  Plugin Contributor [wpvideogallery](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpvideogallery/)
 * (@wpvideogallery)
 * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/template-customization-8/#post-14594989)
 * I am happy that you got this working. Our next version is released in a few minutes
   and it introduces some changes to our template files. Also, our gallery script
   files are completely rewritten. Actually, these changes should not affect your
   custom theme. But, still, we would recommend testing your changes in a staging
   environment before updating the plugin in your live website.
 * Please feel free to contact us if you had any issues.
 *  Thread Starter [sujanm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sujanm/)
 * (@sujanm)
 * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/template-customization-8/#post-14595208)
 * I upgraded to the newest version and I can confirm that the customizations I 
   made were not lost and seem to work fine. Thank you.

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 * 5 replies
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 * Last reply from: [sujanm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sujanm/)
 * Last activity: [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/template-customization-8/#post-14595208)
 * Status: resolved