new page sidebar-template by default

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1. I would hook into the new_page action, and then use update_post_meta() to update the post meta value for _wp_page_template:

   <?php
   function wpse31124_set_page_default_template( $page_id ) {
       update_post_meta( $page_id, '_wp_page_template', 'sidebar-page.php' )
   }
   add_action( 'new_page', 'wpse31124_set_page_default_template' );
   ?>
   

   You could hook into other actions, but they might stomp on your ability to use the default template. Using new_page will ensure that the callback only changes the page template meta data value when a new page is created initially.

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2. If it wont mess you up you could switch the template file names. Although every time the theme is updated you would probably have to do this over and over again.

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