Use A Template From The File System With Caldera Easy Pods

<?php
    global $post;

    //build a file path, based on post type for a partial to attempt to load
    $partial = trailingslashit( get_stylesheet_directory_uri() ) . 'partials/' . $post->post_type . '.html';

    //check if that file exists
    if ( file_exists( $partial ) ) {

        //if it exists use it as our template
        $template = file_get_contents( $partial );
    }else{

        //if not, use the default template
        $template = null;
    }

    echo cep_render_easy_pod( 'hats', null, $template );