default.php template file always needed?

Hello,

we created a customized template and modified also the default.php file in default template. So to retain changed on updates I wanted to place our modified defualt php in our created template folder but the system seems to be looking for default php in default template. So changes are only takeing effect when useing default template.

Is there a template override that works, do i do something wrong?

thank you

I believe you need to rename default.php to the name of your own template once it's copied over. You also need to add an entry to your XML file for it. Example as follows.

default.php renamed:
mytemplate.php

XML entry under files:
<filename plugin="mytemplate">mytemplate.php</filename>

After both above changes it should work fine.

In order to test the template system i copied the default template and renamed the folders, files and xml entries. When I install the plugin everything is good but accessing any cb page results in blanc screen.

So it does seem to be takeing the new php file in the folder but handels it differently?
Renameing the new php file make the template work again (system takes defaul.php from default folder).

I dont think this is supposed to be like that?

Thanks for support.

The PHP file has functions that include the template name and those must be changed as well. Please see the attached copy of the default template. This gives you a duplicate of the default template (PHP file included) that you can freely edit.