fixes arches-level template overrides #11668

archesproject · Dec 12, 2024 · 63ff4c6 · 63ff4c6
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diff --git a/arches/settings_utils.py b/arches/settings_utils.py
@@ -96,13 +96,18 @@ def build_templates_config(
     """
     directories = []
     try:
+        # allows for manual additions to template overrides
         if additional_directories:
             for additional_directory in additional_directories:
                 directories.append(additional_directory)
 
+        # allows for application-level overrides of generic Django templates
         if app_root:
             directories.append(os.path.join(app_root, "templates"))
 
+        # forces Arches-level overrides of generic Django templates
+        directories.append(os.path.join(os.path.realpath(settings.ROOT_DIR), "app", "templates"))
+
         return [
             {
                 "BACKEND": "django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates",