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Custom Post Template By Templatic

by templatic1 · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.1 Tested up to WP 5.0.27

Custom Post Template By Templatic has 700+ active installs on WordPress.org and 18,217 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on October 27, 2018, tested up to WordPress 5.0.27.

Custom Post Template By Templatic at a glance

Active installs
700+
Total downloads
18,217
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Custom Post Template By Templatic well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 5.0.27, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Download this Free Custom Post Template WordPress Plugin from above link
  • Connect to your WordPress dashboard (wp-admin) and navigate to Plugins >> Add New Plugin >> Upload Plugin >> Now upload the downloaded…
  • Once you install this plugin successfully, click on Activate Plugin
  • After activating the plugin you will need to create some Post Templates to use. In order to create a Post Template, either duplicate your default single post…

Custom Post Template By Templatic reviews and ratings

3 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
3.7 out of 5

3 reviews

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  • major bug

    It does add the page template dropdown for your custom post types, and selecting it will change the template accordingly. However, if you leave the selection as default, the template will default to index.php instead of single-customposttype.php, so you are now forced to select a template for all your custom post types.

    M

  • Could not get this to work

    Perhaps i added the comment to the wrong file? I added it to single.php since i wanted to use this with Pages, not Posts. Is that possible? If you solve this, i will adjust my rating. Thanks!

    braed

  • Works Perfectly

    This was just the plugin I needed to allow me to offer multiple post layouts for a single site. I was not able to find anything else quite like it.

    gbever

Details

The Templatic Single Template plugin provides the ability for your theme to include " Post Templates " in much the same way you add " P …

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • post type templates
  • single post templates
  • single posts
  • templatic

More from templatic1

Version
1.1
Last updated
Oct 27, 2018
First published
Jun 2, 2016
Requires WordPress
3.5
Tested up to
5.0.27
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Custom Post Template By Templatic FAQ

What does Custom Post Template By Templatic do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Custom Post Template By Templatic offers Download this Free Custom Post Template WordPress Plugin from above link, Connect to your WordPress dashboard (wp-admin) and navigate to Plugins >> Add New Plugin >> Upload Plugin >> Now upload the downloaded, Once you install this plugin successfully, click on Activate Plugin and After activating the plugin you will need to create some Post Templates to use. In order to create a Post Template, either duplicate your default single post.

How many active installs does Custom Post Template By Templatic have?

WordPress.org reports 700+ active installs for Custom Post Template By Templatic as of September 7, 2026.

Is Custom Post Template By Templatic still maintained?

The last release was on October 27, 2018, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Custom Post Template By Templatic free?

Custom Post Template By Templatic is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.