WordPress Customization
By Justin Laing2008-01-09
Page Templates
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Page templates are used to format specific pages. For example if you
want your About page to have a specific template you can assign it a
page template. Posts can not have templates, only pages (under Write
-> Write Page). To start a new page create a new php file, for
example we could call our new file about_us.php. In the file put this
code at the top:
<?php
/*
Template Name: About
Us
*/
?>
WordPress will see this file as a page template and will display it in
the list of page templates you choose from when you are editing a page.
To create a page in the admin interface go to Write -> Write Page.
Then on the right side bar you can pick a custom page template. Pick
your new “About Us” template.
You probably want a number of standard template elements on your custom page template. Here’s a good framework to start you template with:
The loop on your page template will by default grab the content your write for your page in the admin interface.
Tutorial Pages:
» Introduction To WordPress
» WordPress Themes
» Structure Of A WordPress Theme
» Making Your New Theme
» Modifying The Header
» Blog / Post Templates
» The Post Loop
» Page Templates
» Sidebars
» Meta Data / Custom Fields For Page Customization
Originally posted on Makebeta
