get_footer(); in theme_functions.php

[Kyzer]

Should the get_footer() function within the theme_functions.php file not look for a file called footer.php in the Themes folder first?
Like this:

PHP Code:

/**
 * Get Page Footer HTML
 *
 * This will return footer html for a particular page. Right now
 * this function only executes a plugin hook so developers can hook into
 * the bottom of a site's template.
 *
 * @since 2.0
 * @uses exec_action
 *
 * @return string HTML for template header
 */
function get_footer() {
    global $SITEURL;
    global $TEMPLATE;
    $footer = trim("theme/" . $TEMPLATE . '/footer.php');
    if(stream_resolve_include_path($footer)){
        include_once($footer);
        get_scripts_frontend(TRUE);
        exec_action('theme-footer');
    } else {    
        get_scripts_frontend(TRUE);
        exec_action('theme-footer');
    }
} 


This way I can simply add the file footer.php to my theme and it appears where <?php get_footer(); ?> is placed.

Or Am I not understanding the proper use of the get_footer() function?

[shawn_a]

Get footer is for internal use not theme use, it is used for plugin hooks

[Kyzer]

So then how should I include my footer.php file? Just a regular old include(); ?

[shawn_a]

Yup

[datiswous]

http://get-simple.info/wiki/theme:advanced