Zen subtheme region templates not being used? In a subtheme of Zen, I've got a templates folder that has region.tpl.php and region--footer.tpl.php that are copied from the main Zen theme. However, the custom region file is not being used for the regions of my theme; I even changed the contents of the region--footer.tpl.php file to just be &lt;?php exit("Hi!"); to see if it's being called at all, and it appears to not be.

I've cleared the theme cache (it's set to clear every page load); what am I missing to get that custom region template to actually apply?
A few things to check on that might be causing your error:


Is the footer region populated with a box or content? If no, the region won't show.
Have you edited the region--footer.tpl.php of the main Zen theme or your subtheme? Editing the wrong one won't show the result.
Is the footer properly actived (not commented) in your subthemes's .info file? (regions[footer] = Footer)