Title: custom HTML output template
Last modified: August 21, 2016
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# custom HTML output template
* Resolved [jon.m.downey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jonmdowney/)
* (@jonmdowney)
* [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-html-output-template/)
* I have created a new widget in the folder as you describe on the Installation
page named 1widget.php
* However, when I set up the widget for display and use that name in the template
filename, the widget does not display.
* Suggestions?
* [http://wordpress.org/plugins/flexible-posts-widget/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/flexible-posts-widget/)
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* Plugin Author [DaveE](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dpe415/)
* (@dpe415)
* [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-html-output-template/#post-4280340)
* Hi Jon,
* Thanks for trying out the plugin. I’ve got a couple ideas on why this might be.
First, does the widget display content if you _don’t_ use the custom template?
If it does not, then you know the issue is related to the get posts & display
options, not your custom template.
* If the widget _does_ display posts using the default template, and still does
not display posts with your custom template, I’d check a few things:
1. Did you properly create the `flexible-posts-widget` folder directly in the root
of your current theme folder?
2. Is your custom template file directly within the `flexible-posts-widget` folder
in your theme root?
3. Try naming your custom template file with a filename that doesn’t start with
a number, possibly `widget1.php` or something along those lines.
4. Are you getting any [debug notices or errors](http://codex.wordpress.org/Debugging_in_WordPress)?
* If none of those work, feel free to post back here. If the site is accessible
online somewhere, I may be able to take a quick look for you.
* Sorry for the trouble,
* Plugin Author [DaveE](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dpe415/)
* (@dpe415)
* [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-html-output-template/#post-4280592)
* Hi Jon,
* Since I haven’t heard back from you, I’m going to assume that this is working.
Feel free to post back here if you continue to have trouble. Thanks!
* Thread Starter [jon.m.downey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jonmdowney/)
* (@jonmdowney)
* [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-html-output-template/#post-4280596)
* Actually it did not. I tried several variations and was unsuccessful.
* I have gone another route. Thanks for the help.
* Plugin Author [DaveE](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dpe415/)
* (@dpe415)
* [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-html-output-template/#post-4280597)
* Hi Jon,
* I’d love to find out why it wasn’t working. What were the results of the suggestions
I made above? Were you able to see your posts using the standard template? What
about the other steps?
* Thanks!
* [chinkchink](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chinkchink/)
* (@chinkchink)
* [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-html-output-template/#post-4280715)
* Hello DaveE, first off, thank you for offering an awesome plug-in at no cost,
really appreciate it.
I ran into similar problem with my custom template not
showing up, and that’s how I ended up on this thread… after reading through your
responses, I realized that my template file needs to be within the folder of “
my” theme, not the “themes” folder:
* The initial mistake I made after reading your instruction under FAQ, is putting
the php file here:
SiteRoot/wp-content/themes/flexible-posts-widget/MyTemplate.
php
* Now I understand it needs to be here:
SiteRoot/wp-content/themes/MyTheme/flexible-
posts-widget/MyTemplate.php
* It was my bad that I misread your instruction, but I do think a file location
example would have helped me to get it right the first time.
Thanks again… and
happy 2014!
* Plugin Author [DaveE](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dpe415/)
* (@dpe415)
* [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-html-output-template/#post-4280716)
* Thanks for the input, chinkchink. I’ll update the wording to make it easier to
understand and add an example file path in the next release. Cheers!
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