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1. Patrick Orr
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   I am using wordpress as a CMS. I have created a custom page template to have a page specific side bar. The only problem I am encountering is that I cannot find how to display the content from the actual 'wordpress page publishing tool'.

   Here is what the custom page code looks like:
   

   <?php
   /*
   Template Name: Day Tips
   */
   ?>
   
   <?php get_header(); ?>
   <?php include (TEMPLATEPATH . '/sbdaytrips.php'); ?>
   <?php the_content(); ?>
   <?php get_footer(); ?>

   I assumed that <?php the_content(); ?> would fetch the content that I create in the wordpress dashboard, but it does anything.

   Any ideas?
   Thanks

2. Deckster0
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   You forgot to create "theloop" for the page template.

   If I remember correctly, the_content() only works inside the loop.

3. Rev. Voodoo
   Volunteer Moderator
   Posted 2 years ago #

   the_content would work.....with the rest of the loop

   http://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop
   http://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop_in_Action

   you gotta tell WP to load posts at very least...... some kind of query

   <?php if (have_posts()) : ?>
   <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>

   etc.....

4. Patrick Orr
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   hmm thanks for the heads up.
   Is there a way to start a look without looking for posts?
   There are not any posts on this website... and without posts it just continues to look for them.

5. Patrick Orr
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   I tried running and if loop with no success:( The if loop executes, but it doesn't load the content still...

   <?php get_header();?>
   <?php include (TEMPLATEPATH . '/sbdaytrips.php');?>
     <?php if(have_posts()) :?>
       <div class="post">
           <div class="entry">
                   <?php the_content(); ?>
           </div>
       </div>
   <?php endif; ?>
   <?php get_footer(); ?>

   It seems kinda sloppy to have to run an if loop just to do this, does anyone else have a better idea?

6. Rev. Voodoo
   Volunteer Moderator
   Posted 2 years ago #

   the best bet would be to model the template after page.php

   you still have an incomplete loop.....
   

   <?php if(have_posts()) : ?>
   <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>

   but if you are just trying to have a special page specific sidebar show up on a certain page, I believe you could just edit your page.php with a conditional statement to load the special sidebar for a specific page.

   http://codex.wordpress.org/Conditional_Tags

7. syncbox
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   <?php get_header(); ?>
   <?php include (TEMPLATEPATH . '/sbdaytrips.php'); ?>

   <?php //loop to get content
   if (have_posts()) : ?>
   <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>

   <?php the_content(); ?>

   <?php endwhile(); ?>

   <?php get_footer(); ?>

   That said, you can create a custom field with text content to display IF it exists in or outside of the loop.

   For example, using c2c's excellent get custom plugin, you can add a custom field to the desired page (let's call the key "default-text") and call that from your custom page template outside of the loop with the plugin's c2c_get_recent_custom('default-text'); function. But of course, that means the text will display for every page that uses your custom template, which is great if you have a common element for all pages.

   Within the loop however, you can call SPECIFIC text (default-text) for the current page only IF the custom field 'default-text' exists for that page using c2c_get_custom('default-text');

   It will only display the specific text WHEN and IF that field exists for THAT page.

   You can read about the plugin here:

   http://coffee2code.com/wp-plugins/get-custom-field-values/

   It's the one of my MUST-USE plugins for every site done as a CMS

8. Patrick Orr
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Thanks alot!

9. adjustreality
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   @syncbox

   few corrections to your code, there is also a simpler way to write it:

   <?php get_header(); ?>
   <?php include (TEMPLATEPATH . '/sbdaytrips.php'); ?>
   //begin loop
   <?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post();?>
   <?php the_content(); ?>
   <?php endwhile; endif; ?>
   <?php get_footer(); ?>

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