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26       * The hook allows a specific header template file to be used in place of the
27       * default header template file. If your file is called header-new.php,
28       * you would specify the filename in the hook as get_header( 'new' ).
29       *
30       * @since 2.1.0
31       * @since 2.8.0 $name parameter added.
32       *
33       * @param string $name Name of the specific header file to use.
34       */
35      do_action( 'get_header', $name );
36
37      $templates = array();
38      $name = (string) $name;
39      if ( '' !== $name ) {
40           $templates[] = "header-{$name}.php";
41      }
42
43      $templates[] = 'header.php';
44