WP_REST_Templates_Controller::get_template_fallback() │ public │ WP 6.1.0

Returns the fallback template for the given slug.

Method of the class: WP_REST_Templates_Controller{}

No Hooks.

Return

WP_REST_Response|WP_Error.

Usage

$WP_REST_Templates_Controller = new WP_REST_Templates_Controller();
$WP_REST_Templates_Controller->get_template_fallback( $request );

$request(WP_REST_Request) (required)

The request instance.

Changelog

WP_REST_Templates_Controller::get_template_fallback() WP REST Templates Controller::get template fallback code ^{WP 6.7.1}

public function get_template_fallback( $request ) {
	$hierarchy = get_template_hierarchy( $request['slug'], $request['is_custom'], $request['template_prefix'] );

	do {
		$fallback_template = resolve_block_template( $request['slug'], $hierarchy, '' );
		array_shift( $hierarchy );
	} while ( ! empty( $hierarchy ) && empty( $fallback_template->content ) );

	// To maintain original behavior, return an empty object rather than a 404 error when no template is found.
	$response = $fallback_template ? $this->prepare_item_for_response( $fallback_template, $request ) : new stdClass();

	return rest_ensure_response( $response );
}