How to add static/blank php page?

  • Resolved hfhmylissa

    (@hfhmylissa)


    14 years ago

    Hi, I’ll try to quickly explain what I need to do.
    Essentially, I need to create a blank page with which to work: (free of all theme formatting) I will be coding in a background and several images that all together will make a specialty page within our website.

    Here’s what I’ve done so far:
    I have created a blank template. I am now able to choose template: blank within the WP editor (for my theme), but when I add content (HTML/CSS) nothing shows up.

    The only way I’ve discovered to override this is to actually add the content into the template-blank.php file, then choose that “template” within the editor, and it will show my full page 🙂

    I feel like this is “rigging” the system to get it to play how I need it to – seems that I should be able to create a blank page template and have it work as needed?

    I also realize that I could possibly create a static php page and add it to the posts table in MySQL but frankly, that scares the mess out of me – I can’t seem to manage messing with the MySQL database just yet.

    Any thoughts?

    Thanks in advance!!!

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  • vtxyzzy

    (@vtxyzzy)

    14 years ago

    In order for content to show in your page, you will need to have a Loop:

    <?php
if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post();
   the_content();
endwhile;
endif;

    If you already have a loop, please put your blank page template in a pastebin and post a link to it here.

    Thread Starter hfhmylissa

    (@hfhmylissa)

    14 years ago

    thank you so much for your help! I believe I have a loop – here is the pastebin link – the template is still not pulling content.

    Thank you for any additional help you can offer!

    http://pastebin.com/dr2dGYdg

    vtxyzzy

    (@vtxyzzy)

    14 years ago

    Looks like your call to the_content() is not inside the loop. Move this:

    <?php the_content(); ?>

    down in place of this:

    <!-- do stuff ... -->
    Thread Starter hfhmylissa

    (@hfhmylissa)

    14 years ago

    thank you thank you thank you!!! So great! So glad to have learned how to do this. 🙂 Have a great weekend!

    vtxyzzy

    (@vtxyzzy)

    14 years ago

    If your problem has been solved, please use the dropdown on the right to mark this topic ‘Resolved’ so that anyone else with this question can see that there is a solution.

    Thread Starter hfhmylissa

    (@hfhmylissa)

    14 years ago

    done. thank you!

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