Static vs dynamic wp pages ?

  • Dara

    (@dbee78)


    5 years, 11 months ago

    So basically I code manually instead of using the classic editor. But I’m having problems with wp.

    When I create a page. Then try to open it in filezilla editor locally. I can’t find the php page that I created on the server.

    Eg. I create a new page with title mypage. Then look on the remote server for mypage.php and cant find it.

    So instead I duplicate and modify an existing page. But when I do a Quick Edit and change the slug of the page to mypage. I still can’t find mypage.php on the server.

    Can any wordpress expert pls share their knowledge with regards to wp Static and dynamic pages ?

    I looked online and it seems that posts are dynamic and pages are static. But I can’t find my new pages anywhere on the server. Even after a refresh.

    • This topic was modified 5 years, 11 months ago by Jan Dembowski. Reason: Moved to Fixing WordPress, this is not an Everything else WordPress topic
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  • corrinarusso

    (@corrinarusso)

    5 years, 11 months ago

    > Can any wordpress expert pls share their knowledge
    > with regards to wp Static and dynamic pages ?

    > I’m having problems with wp

    Honestly, I think you would be much better off simply describing what you are trying to achieve, bc your process does not sound efficient at all.
    And certainly does not sound like a problem with WordPress.

    What are you trying to do ?
    Add content? Create a page? Make a new template ?

    Joy

    (@joyously)

    5 years, 11 months ago

    The pages and posts that you create are stored in the database, not the file system. The major thing that the WordPress software provides is the dynamic mapping of URLs to database queries, so you can be flexible and change things at any time.

    The Classic Editor has a HTML mode (which I use exclusively), so there is no need to use a different editor. There is even a Preview button so you can see how it looks as you go.

    Thread Starter Dara

    (@dbee78)

    5 years, 11 months ago

    Thanks Joy. So both pages and posts are stored in the db ? Interesting. My dev gave me a wordpress installation with a load of static .php pages in the theme folder though ?

    I’d have to check, but i’m pretty sure these page names eg. mypage1.php map to real application url’s though ? Eg. http://www.mywordpressapp.com/mypage1/

    What’s that about exactly ?

    Yeah, i must work with the classic editor HTML mode from now on. Thanks.

    Thread Starter Dara

    (@dbee78)

    5 years, 11 months ago

    sorry corrinarusso, i’m trying to create a new page in the simplest manner possible …

    Joy

    (@joyously)

    5 years, 11 months ago

    The theme folder contains template files. Typically it has only the standard templates of the Template Hierarchy. But themes can add templates that are listed in the editor, so the user can choose a template for a specific page or post. This can be abused by putting content into the template instead of in the database, which sounds sort of like your description. By doing that, the site is tied to that theme, and it is very difficult to edit the content.

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