=== Custom Post Template ===
Contributors: simonwheatley
Donate link: http://www.simonwheatley.co.uk/wordpress/
Tags: post, template, theme
Requires at least: 2.6
Tested up to: 2.6.3
Stable tag: 0.9b

Provides a drop-down to select different templates for posts from the post edit screen. The templates replace single.php for the specified post.

== Description ==

Provides a drop-down to select different templates for posts from the post edit screen. The templates are defined similarly to page templates, and will replace single.php for the specified post.

Post templates, as far as this plugin is concerned, are configured similarly to [page templates](http://codex.wordpress.org/Pages#Creating_Your_Own_Page_Templates) in that they have a particular style of PHP comment at the top of them. Each post template must contain the following, or similar, at the top:
<code>
<?php
/*
Template Name Posts: Snarfer
*/
?>
</code>

Note that *page* templates use "_Template Name:_", whereas *post* templates use "_Template Name Posts:_".

Plugin initially produced on behalf of [Words & Pictures](http://www.wordsandpics.co.uk/).

Is this plugin lacking a feature you want? I'm happy to discuss ideas, or to accept offers of feature sponsorship: [contact me](http://www.simonwheatley.co.uk/contact-me/) and we can have a chat.

Any issues: [contact me](http://www.simonwheatley.co.uk/contact-me/).

== Installation ==

The plugin is simple to install:

1. Download the plugin, it will arrive as a zip file
1. Unzip it
1. Upload `custom-post-template.zip` directory to your WordPress Plugin directory
1. Go to the plugin management page and enable the plugin
1. Upload your post template files (see the Description for details on configuring these), and choose them through the new menu
1. Give yourself a pat on the back

== Change Log ==

= v0.9b 2008/11/26 =

* Plugin first released