Title: Custom Post Types 'single-type.php' not working Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # Custom Post Types 'single-type.php' not working * Resolved [melee-viii](https://wordpress.org/support/users/melee-viii/) * (@melee-viii) * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-types-single-typephp-not-working/) * For my website I want to make use of the Custom Post Types functions and give these custom posts a different look. I made the custom post type with the following code in my functions.php: * ``` add_action('init', 'digest_register'); function digest_register() { $args = array( 'label' => __('digest'), 'singular_label' => __('digest'), 'public' => true, 'show_ui' => true, 'capability_type' => 'post', 'hierarchical' => false, 'rewrite' => array( 'slug' => 'digest', 'with_front' => false ), 'supports' => array('title', 'editor', 'thumbnail', 'excerpt', 'thumbnail') ); register_post_type( 'digest' , $args ); } ``` * I have made a ‘single-digest.php’ but when I go to a post’s URL I see the homepage. * Anyone that can tell me what I should do to make the single post page work? Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) * [wishypw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wishypw/) * (@wishypw) * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-types-single-typephp-not-working/#post-1759817) * i’m also having this problem. but slightly different; * As well as the single-customposttype.php files, I also have a single.php in my theme directory which as a routing rule for the different post types to point to a different single file. * Strangely, one single works yet the other doesn’t any ideas? * [benzine](https://wordpress.org/support/users/benzine/) * (@benzine) * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-types-single-typephp-not-working/#post-1759818) * You should duplicate the page.php and give it the name page-yourpost.php and add this line of code on top for WP to recognize it as a template file * * Template Name: your post name Template * add this before the loop * ’your post’)); ?> * You’ll have the custom post type being created in your admin. Create a page and then assign the page to page-yourpost.php from the drop down list under Page attributes and you’re done * [Rev. Voodoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rvoodoo/) * (@rvoodoo) * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-types-single-typephp-not-working/#post-1759819) * or wait for WP 3.1 * when you can just use archive-post_type.php, and turn archives on in your CPT, and be done with it! No custom queries * [http://mark.mcwilliams.me/2010/10/wordpress-3-1-introduces-custom-post-type-archives/](http://mark.mcwilliams.me/2010/10/wordpress-3-1-introduces-custom-post-type-archives/) * (@ benzine, you need to include pagination in your query… [http://www.rvoodoo.com/projects/wordpress/wordpress-tip-fixing-pagination-on-custom-queries-with-query_posts/](http://www.rvoodoo.com/projects/wordpress/wordpress-tip-fixing-pagination-on-custom-queries-with-query_posts/)) * [wishypw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wishypw/) * (@wishypw) * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-types-single-typephp-not-working/#post-1759820) * thanks guys, i’ll give your suggestions a go and let you know! * [benzine](https://wordpress.org/support/users/benzine/) * (@benzine) * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-types-single-typephp-not-working/#post-1759821) * @ Rev. Voodoo * Can you pls help me on this issue * **[http://wordpress.org/support/topic/one-and-two-columns-posts-on-the-same-page?replies=7#post-1849587](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/one-and-two-columns-posts-on-the-same-page?replies=7#post-1849587)** * I’m stuck here!!! * Waiting for your feedback * Thanks Ben * [justtj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/justtj/) * (@justtj) * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-types-single-typephp-not-working/#post-1759855) * I had similar issue, and spent few hours trying to figure out why. * In end realized that when we add a custom post type, the .htaccess file doesn’t update the permalink structure. * So just update the permalink structure {switch to something else and back again} and everything will work fine. * cheers! * [Blizzie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lizzbernardo/) * (@lizzbernardo) * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-types-single-typephp-not-working/#post-1759868) * I have the same issue. I want custom post type to have different template when viewed individually. I am using magazine-basic as my theme and all codes for single.php and etc. are in the loop.php Can’t seem to figure how to tweak it. Please help. Thanks! Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) The topic ‘Custom Post Types 'single-type.php' not working’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [custom](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/custom/) * [post](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/post/) * [single](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/single/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 7 replies * 6 participants * Last reply from: [Blizzie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lizzbernardo/) * Last activity: [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-types-single-typephp-not-working/#post-1759868) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics