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WordPress

Natasha McDiarmid
Natasha McDiarmid
11,400 Points
Posted by Natasha McDiarmid
Natasha McDiarmid
11,400 Points

The default, fallback WordPress template file

Quiz: How WordPress Templates Work Question: The default, fallback WordPress template file is named what? I thought it was page.php or if you're in WordPress it's called 'default' from the drop down box within a page. I'm confused.

3 Answers

Alexander Carlsen
Alexander Carlsen
4,764 Points
Alexander Carlsen
Alexander Carlsen
4,764 Points

The default fallback Wordpress template file is actually index.php: https://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Hierarchy#Examples

Seng Vue
Seng Vue
5,306 Points
Seng Vue
Seng Vue
5,306 Points

that will be the "index.php"....

Natasha McDiarmid
Natasha McDiarmid
11,400 Points
Natasha McDiarmid
Natasha McDiarmid
11,400 Points

OH! I had tried that too, but I only put index, not index.php. Thanks!