Title: New page Last modified: August 18, 2016 --- # New page * [indeed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/indeed/) * (@indeed) * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-page-1/) * Hi, i’ve just installed WordPress 1.5.1 and it’s working fine. I’ve got one question though. First, let me explain what I think about what the following things are: * Pages: static webpages coming fron the database. Posts: A daily post, etc. * What I want is a new static post, with some PHP in it. Is it possible to create it by using the Admin interface? I want the link to the static page to appear in the same list as the other static pages (created with the admin interface) Viewing 11 replies - 1 through 11 (of 11 total) * [Minna](https://wordpress.org/support/users/minna/) * (@minna) * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-page-1/#post-202904) * For using PHP on pages you either need to [make a page template](http://codex.wordpress.org/Pages#Pages_can_use_Different_Templates) or get a plugin that allows PHP code in pages/posts ([PHP Exec](http://priyadi.net/archives/2005/03/02/wordpress-php-exec-plugin/) for example). I personally prefer the plugin approach but they may have limitations( haven’t tested out PHP Exec yet). But especially if the page would _only_ have PHP code, the page template approach could be simpler (?!?). * Thread Starter [indeed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/indeed/) * (@indeed) * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-page-1/#post-202916) * But the only way to create a template is by creating a .PHP-file and upload it to the template directory? Isn’t there a plugin for the admin interface to easily creat a new template? * [Minna](https://wordpress.org/support/users/minna/) * (@minna) * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-page-1/#post-202917) * Not that _I_ know of. Uploading is really easy though, is there a specific reason you need the ability to create new files through admin panel? * Thread Starter [indeed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/indeed/) * (@indeed) * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-page-1/#post-202918) * No, there isn’t. By when I upload a template-file (PHP), the URL is not very nice. I’m using ‘/archives/%post_id%’ as a permalink. What would be the ‘nice’ url to the new template? * [Minna](https://wordpress.org/support/users/minna/) * (@minna) * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-page-1/#post-202919) * well, if you used that template on a page the url would be your-blog.xyz/page- slug (the slugs are created with same logic as post slugs, but you can change the slug in page options). After you’ve created the template you need to create a new page and choose that template in the Page template dropdown menu * Thread Starter [indeed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/indeed/) * (@indeed) * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-page-1/#post-202920) * I really can’t find the ‘page template dropdown menu’. I’ve uploaded a new template- file called ‘refer.php’ (also tried test.php). * Then I created a new page, added some text and tried to ‘link’ it to the template, but couldn’t find the dropdown 🙁 * I’ve really searched everything, but I cannot find the template drop-down-menu in the ‘create page’-screen. * [Minna](https://wordpress.org/support/users/minna/) * (@minna) * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-page-1/#post-202921) * A page template is something like this ` some text, code, whatever and maybe get_header(), get_sidebar(), get_footer(), whatever you might have in the other templates. You’ll have to put the text that you want on the page _in the template file_ and leave the newly created page empty (content wise, that is). If you don’t see the drop down you may have a misformed template. * Thread Starter [indeed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/indeed/) * (@indeed) * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-page-1/#post-202924) * I’ve been doing some testing and you’re right! When I choose the default template, I can choose the template. Either when I use the (price winning) template ‘Red Train’, I cannot see the template-drop-down menu. What can I do about it? * The link to the template can be found [here](http://www.alexking.org/software/wordpress/themes/blog/index.php?wptheme=Red+Train). * [Michael Bishop](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miklb/) * (@miklb) * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-page-1/#post-202927) * Where did you upload your template to? Is it in your redtrain directory? Did you put “Template Name:xxxx” in the header of the file? * [Minna](https://wordpress.org/support/users/minna/) * (@minna) * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-page-1/#post-202930) * miklb is right, you need to have the page template in the folder of the active theme (or the theme you’ll be using the template with) * Thread Starter [indeed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/indeed/) * (@indeed) * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-page-1/#post-202942) * It’s working fine now, thanks! The following lines were missing in the template- file: * > /* Template Name: Refer */ ?> Viewing 11 replies - 1 through 11 (of 11 total) The topic ‘New page’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [php](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/php/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 11 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [indeed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/indeed/) * Last activity: [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-page-1/#post-202942) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics