thesnowjunkies
Member
Posted 2 years ago #
I'm trying to create a custom page template. I followed all the instructions and still not getting any templates to show up in the drop down menu.
Here are some of the bug fixes I've tried so far:
1. I have switched the theme to default and back to mine
2. Deactivated all plug-ins
3. Reinstalled newest version of WordPress
4. Uploaded three different page templates, two that I created and one that works in another theme.
I don't know much about the backend, but it's like the server(database?) isn't recognizing any new templates. Any suggestions?
thesnowjunkies
Member
Posted 2 years ago #
I'm using arthemia premium theme and my site is at http://www.thesnowjunkies.com if that helps.
thesnowjunkies
Member
Posted 2 years ago #
Thanks for the response, but this I'm talking about the page template that shows up when I'm writing pages. Not sure what the drop down links are for.
I'm having a similar problem.
There is a valid archives.php template in my theme's files but there is no "Page Template" box/dropdown/anything in the sidebar of the Edit Page section in WordPress 2.8... can anyone help?
I'm using Autumn Forest 1.0 theme.
Thanks,
Erland.
I am having the same issue ever since I upgraded from wordpress 2.5 to 2.7 and now 2.8.4 -- when I go to write a page I don't have a dropdown to select the page template - -this worked before I upgraded to 2.7 ... I see no option for selecting any of my valid template files ...
Same problem here in Version 2.8.4. I checked MichalH's link and I do have a template file with that code at the top. The custom template shows up in the editor as a page template, but when I add or edit a page, I have no choice of template. I also tried setting the blog back to the default theme then to my preferred theme, as suggested, but it didn't help. Isn't there anything else we can do?
Is this a bug in 2.8?
I have all the right template code as well and was working in 2.5 and the local version of 2.5 works just fine--seems no one is able to answer this issue - -real bummer because it is a major issue for me!!
anyone? got the same problem with stocks starkers theme... need help! please...
oh - i found something!!!! and it´s working:
http://frozr.com/wordpress/page-template-drop-down-missing-in-wordpress-26/
line 288 in my file though - but it worked!!!
Rejoyed too soon!
the drop-down-menu is now showing - but only the default theme. no more choices.. ???
please need your help!
solved my problem.
i simply didn´t name my theme in the css-file properly.
so wp had some difficulties it seems...
style.css:
/*
Theme Name: XY
etc.
*/
now it works.... so easy....
artbycas
Member
Posted 2 years ago #
Another thing you might try -
I changed the name of my currently activated theme in the style.css and uploaded it - and had this exact problem - no way to change the Page Template on a Page - the dropdown was either empty or just had Default Template in it.
Solved by going back to Appearance-->Themes and RE-ACTIVATING the theme after changing the Template Name - even by just ONE character. (current theme at the top had . - . but no name/description anymore)
Also - from the MU side of it - you'll want to avoid certain characters in your theme names - the "-" dash was giving me fits on a MU install - can't remember exactly what was wrong because it took me forever to find the solution, but hope that also helps someone out in case you're stuck.
forcetwelve
Member
Posted 1 year ago #
i recently did this too and it was due to me removing the index.php from my theme folder. i had done this as i was using all custom templates and forgot that index.php must be in there!
krista w
Member
Posted 1 year ago #
Hey I am having the same problem. I haven't been able to find a fix for myself, but what worked for some others is setting their permissions to 755.
How to do this?
If you are using Dreamweaver:
Go to Files (not File)
Click the fly out menu
Go to Site
Set Permissions
Type 755
Good Luck to all of us!
Erland
ibdunn
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locita