Title: Template storage directory
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Template storage directory

 *  [mdmower](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mdmower/)
 * (@mdmower)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/template-storage-directory/)
 * It would be great if we could store our custom shortcode templates outside the
   plugins directory so they are not wiped out each time the plugin is updated.
 * If you need some reference code, check out how the Atahualpa theme handles custom
   image storage locations.
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 * Last activity: [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/template-storage-directory/)
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