Title: Using a template
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Using a template

 *  Resolved [ottz73](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ottz73/)
 * (@ottz73)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-a-template/)
 * I’m learning CPT UI. Can I make a template and assign it to specific post types?
 * It only looks like it uses a the default post template.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-type-ui/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-type-ui/)

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Michael Beckwith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tw2113/)
 * (@tw2113)
 * The BenchPresser
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-a-template/#post-7304035)
 * The template hierarchy applies here, regardless of if you used CPTUI or not.
 * [https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/basics/template-hierarchy/](https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/basics/template-hierarchy/)
 *  [ceefitz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ceefitz/)
 * (@ceefitz)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-a-template/#post-7304203)
 * Is there a way to use different templates for parent and child posts? Right now
   my child pages are still looking for another level of child posts, same as the
   parent pages, and I want to disable this for child individual pages.
 *  Plugin Contributor [Michael Beckwith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tw2113/)
 * (@tw2113)
 * The BenchPresser
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-a-template/#post-7304204)
 * ceefitz, I wager you could work something out for this with the details at [https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/basics/template-hierarchy/#single-post](https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/basics/template-hierarchy/#single-post)
 * There’s no Template selection dropdown for custom post types, like there are 
   for pages, and that’s something we can’t control.

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 * Last activity: [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-a-template/#post-7304204)
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