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Darren Healy
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 23,565 PointsCustom Post Type Templates
Hey Zac,
In the WordPress development track, I'm currently on the custom post templates video, and I can see there are three new files:
single-art.php content-art.php art.php
My question is this: did you as the developer have to create these? I'm confused as to where they have came from.
Thanks in advance!
2 Answers
jeff creamer
23,733 PointsPage.php and single.php (the theme files used for displaying pages and single posts respectively) are a good starting place for most of any customized content or looks you may need for a WordPress site, but many times with a child theme you can just use some smart CSS or a plugin like Advanced Custom Fields to get a particular look (and thus not need a custom template).
PHP mostly comes into play when you want to customize the WordPress loop for a particular page or add some new actions/filters via the functions.php file, Check out Zac's How to Build a WordPress Theme and Theme Template Hierarchy courses for more solid info.
Darren Healy
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 23,565 PointsThanks Jeff, it does help!
So my next question... I guess you need to have more experience in PHP and wordpress development in order to know what files you need to create and then upload/use them in the child theme?
Very new to WP development!
jeff creamer
23,733 Pointsjeff creamer
23,733 PointsHey Darren,
Yes. those 3 files are not core WordPress files, so the developer creates them. WordPress does come with a page.php and a single.php which you can use as your starting points for your custom templates (like art.php and single-art.php) by copying their contents into your new file and then customizing them to fit your site. Hope that helps!