Title: Archive Page?
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Archive Page?

 *  Resolved [somberresplendence](https://wordpress.org/support/users/somberresplendence/)
 * (@somberresplendence)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archive-page-1/)
 * I’m a noob when it comes to making webpages, but how do you create an archive
   page with the pixel theme?
 * I’m used to creating a page and then selecting the theme on the right of the 
   wp-admin section. Mine does not show an archive template at all. Thanks for your
   help guys.

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archive-page-1/#post-1257826)
 * Perhaps the theme does not come with a pre-defined archive page template? In 
   which case you’ll need to create your own custom template.
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Pages#Creating_Your_Own_Page_Templates](http://codex.wordpress.org/Pages#Creating_Your_Own_Page_Templates)
 * Use the archives.php template in the default theme as a guide.
 *  Thread Starter [somberresplendence](https://wordpress.org/support/users/somberresplendence/)
 * (@somberresplendence)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archive-page-1/#post-1257835)
 * Ah I didn’t specify. Even though it’s not showing up as pre-defined template,
   I still have an archive.php. I just have no idea how to get my content to show
   up since it’s obviously in the theme right?
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archive-page-1/#post-1257836)
 * Do you want an archive **Page** or do you want to be able to show posts by date?
   And no, they’re not the same thing.
 * You don’t have to “do” anything to make use of archive.php. It’s a standard [theme template file](http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development#Theme_Template_Files_List)
   that will be used if your visitors follow a link to view all posts published 
   in, say, Sept 2009.
 *  Thread Starter [somberresplendence](https://wordpress.org/support/users/somberresplendence/)
 * (@somberresplendence)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archive-page-1/#post-1257840)
 * Well I think I want to create an Archive Page where people can select that link
   and see posts by the month. That way people could read my posts that were created
   in October for example.
 * If the archive.php will do that for me, how do I create a link on my webpage 
   for that?
 * Thanks for the replies by the way, even if this is an easy question. 😛
 *  [Peter Boosten](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pboosten/)
 * (@pboosten)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archive-page-1/#post-1257841)
 * The easiest way is to drag the ‘Archives’ widget into your sidebar.
 * Another way is to create a page template, like suggested by esmi, around this
   code:
 *     ```
       <?php wp_get_archives(apply_filters('widget_archives_args', array('type' => 'monthly', 'show_post_count' => $c))); ?>
       ```
   
 * Peter
 *  Thread Starter [somberresplendence](https://wordpress.org/support/users/somberresplendence/)
 * (@somberresplendence)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/archive-page-1/#post-1257885)
 * Thanks for the help guys. I think I have enough to get started!

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