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1. zomigi
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   I have a custom theme that contains a file named archives.php. According to http://codex.wordpress.org/Creating_an_Archive_Index, I should be able to create a new page, select Archives from the "Page templates" drop down box, and I'll now have an archives page. But I don't see any "Page templates" drop-down when I create or edit a page.

   How can I get my archive page created?

2. mikejandreau
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   It's likely that your theme file doesn't contain the bit of code that WordPress is looking for to determine that it's a page template.

   WordPress will be looking for something like this at the top:
   

   <?php
   /*
   Template Name: Archive
   */
   ?>

   Without it, WordPress doesn't know that you've got page template files.

3. zomigi
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   That fixed it. Thanks!

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