Magento2: Call different list.phtml file in some category?

Question

I want to customize catalog list page for some categories. I got the below link how to use different template file for category magento 2 But it needs separate xml for each category and the name should be catalog_category_view_id_{{id}}.xml .It is not possible in my case. How can I do it

Answer 1

Well not sure if you are looking for this. Seems too easy. Why not using this.

You can choose your theme, your layout, and even can customize it using layout update xml