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1. Anonymous
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   Posted 1 year ago #

   Hi, I've a problem. I'm trying to make a directory listing on my wordpress site. I have the sidebars set-up like I want on the landing page of the directory and wanted to make the headings link to different pages, and display more specific entries.

   When I try and set the template as the parent, (so that the header & sidebars stay the same) it just replaces what I typed in the page with the template I selected...

   My question is: is there some code that I can put in that'll just grab that'll keep all the sidebars and headers, but allow the page to still show what I actually typed on it? I have 19 different pages to do, so I don't want to add that many .php files and further clutter my theme editor.

   Thanks,
   bdoelle

   php/wordpress newb

2. moshu
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   When I try and set the template as the parent,

   That's nonsense. You can not set a template as parent.

   You can set a Page as the parent of another Page.
   You can select a template or another for any Page - providing you have more than one Page templates in your theme folder.

3. Anonymous
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   Posted 1 year ago #

   My bad, I meant I set the page with the header and sidebars I want for it and every page in this directory as it's template. And the template replaces everything.

4. moshu
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   You didn't make it clearer at all...

5. Anonymous
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   Posted 1 year ago #

   Is there a way to pick and choose what a page grabs from a template, or is it an all or nothing kind of thing?

6. moshu
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   All or nothing.

7. Anonymous
   Unregistered
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Alright, thanks.

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