Use single template for home, archive, and search

Written by Bill EricksonPublished on March 23, 2012Updated on December 5, 2018

	<?php

	add_filter( 'template_include', 'be_template_redirect' );
	/**
	* Template Redirect
	* Use archive.php for blog (home.php), archives, and search
	*
	* @author Bill Erickson
	* @link http://www.billerickson.net/code/use-single-template-for-home-archive-and-search/
	*
	* @param string, default template path
	* @return string, modified template path
	*
	*/
	function be_template_redirect( $template ) {
	if ( is_home() \|\| is_search() )
	$template = get_query_template( 'archive' );
	return $template;
	}