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+## Plain PHP Templates {#plain_php_templates_title}
+
+Plain PHP templates are simply templates that use native PHP code. They are a natural choice since PHP is actually a
+template language itself. That simply means that you can combine PHP code within other code, like HTML. This is
+beneficial to PHP developers as there is no new syntax to learn, they know the functions available to them, and their
+code editors already have PHP syntax highlighting and auto-completion built-in. Further, plain PHP templates tend to be
+very fast as no compiling stage is required.
+
+Every modern PHP framework employs some kind of template system, most of which use plain PHP by default. Outside of
+frameworks, libraries like [Plates](http://platesphp.com/) or [Aura.View](https://github.com/auraphp/Aura.View) make
+working with plain PHP templates easier by offering modern template functionality such as inheritance, layouts and
+extensions.
+
+Example of a plain PHP template (using the [Plates](http://platesphp.com/) library):
+
+{% highlight php %}
+<?php $this->insert('header', ['title' => 'User Profile']) ?>
+
+<h1>User Profile</h1>
+<p>Hello, <?=$this->escape($name)?></p>
+
+<?php $this->insert('footer') ?>
+{% endhighlight %}