get_page_template_slug

Get the specific template name for a given post.

Description

(string|false) get_page_template_slug( (null) $post = null );

Returns (string|false)

Page template filename. Returns an empty string when the default page template is in use. Returns false if the post does not exist.

Parameters (1)

0. $post — Optional. (null) => null: Post ID or WP_Post object. Default is global $post.

Usage

if ( !function_exists( 'get_page_template_slug' ) ) { 
    require_once ABSPATH . WPINC . '/post-template.php'; 
} 
  
// Optional. Post ID or WP_Post object. Default is global $post. 
$post = null; 
  
// NOTICE! Understand what this does before running. 
$result = get_page_template_slug($post);

Defined (1)

The function is defined in the following location(s).

/wp-includes/post-template.php

function get_page_template_slug( $post = null ) { 
    $post = get_post( $post ); 
 
    if ( ! $post ) { 
        return false; 
    } 
 
    $template = get_post_meta( $post->ID, '_wp_page_template', true ); 
 
    if ( ! $template || 'default' == $template ) { 
        return ''; 
    } 
 
    return $template; 
}