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WordPress How to Make a Website with WordPress Custom Post Types and Fields in WordPress Custom Post Type Templates

Jiaqi Li
Jiaqi Li
6,198 Points
Posted by Jiaqi Li
Jiaqi Li
6,198 Points

After I add a new page. there is no "Template" choice before I publish, is there something wrong?

I have followed the video and copy the "art.php", "single-art.php", "art-content.php". It may not take effects when I add a new page, there is no "Template" choice before I publish, is there something wrong?

6 Answers

Jacobus Hindson
Jacobus Hindson
14,429 Points
Jacobus Hindson
Jacobus Hindson
14,429 Points

Try changing the name of the file to page-art.php

Jacobus Hindson
Jacobus Hindson
14,429 Points
Jacobus Hindson
Jacobus Hindson
14,429 Points

Yes your templates and theme variations should always be named x-y.php. For example:

Static Page = page.php - Page Template = page-art.php Single Blog Post = single.php but a Single Portfolio would be single-portfolio.php

This is true for sidebar, content, archive etc.

Check out the Wordpress Hierarchy for more info..there is also a Treehouse course on the same subject but I would work up to that.

Jacobus Hindson
Jacobus Hindson
14,429 Points
Jacobus Hindson
Jacobus Hindson
14,429 Points

Hi Jiaqi,

Did you put the comment for Template Name; <name here> in the top of your template file?

For example.

/* Template Name: Art Page */

Jiaqi Li
Jiaqi Li
6,198 Points
Jiaqi Li
Jiaqi Li
6,198 Points

Hi, Jacobus

Yes. I included in the art.php

<?php /**

  • Template Name: Art Page */

get_header(); ?> ......

Do I need to add it to another php file? I make every file following the course. Just can't see the choice.

Thanks

Jiaqi

Jiaqi Li
Jiaqi Li
6,198 Points
Jiaqi Li
Jiaqi Li
6,198 Points

Cool! After I changed the file name, the "Template" attribute came out. Thanks very much, Jacobus! But why not page.php, is it contradictory? So when I make a custom page, do I need to name it with a suffix every time?

Jiaqi Li
Jiaqi Li
6,198 Points
Jiaqi Li
Jiaqi Li
6,198 Points

Now I'm in the middle of the course of WordPress Theme Development, and I need to learn more about Wordpress Hierarchy and php. Thanks again!