Title: Permalink Help? Last modified: August 18, 2016 --- # Permalink Help? * [lexmedia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lexmedia/) * (@lexmedia) * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-help/) * Hey everyone. For starters here’s my website link: [http://lexmedia.dnsalias.com/](http://lexmedia.dnsalias.com/) Ok here’s my issue. I’ve looked around and I can’t find a solution anywhere! I have my main article display on my index.php file. I would like it so that when they click on the permalink or the comments link they are taken to a page with a different template and layout thank my main page. I would just like to have the article and the comments, and the navigation, header, etc. Is this possible? Please, when responding, keep in mind that I have absolutely no knowledge of php. I have set the custom URI’s… you’ll see that when you click on the link. Thanks for all your help in advance, Alex – LexMedia Design Consultancy Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) * [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/) * (@podz) * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-help/#post-99280) * I cannot tell what version of wp you are running as you have removed the meta tag in the header that would tell me – and others. The function you _may_ need is called ‘is_single’ and is AFAIK, a new feature in 1.3 If you are tempted to upgrade to take advantage of this – do a search here for ‘is single’ to read more – then please first read the sticky post in this forum. * Anonymous * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-help/#post-99303) * I am using the latest version of WordPress… 1.3 I think. I can’t seem to find any documentation regarding the usage of is_single… How would I go about using this? Any help would be appreciated. * Thread Starter [lexmedia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lexmedia/) * (@lexmedia) * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-help/#post-99304) * Where do I put this? * Thread Starter [lexmedia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lexmedia/) * (@lexmedia) * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-help/#post-99305) * I’m not sure I’ve made myself clear as to what effect I’m trying to achieve… Here is a website that does what I want my website to do. Keep in mind this is just an example, and I’m fully aware that they are using MovableType. [http://www.stopdesign.com/](http://www.stopdesign.com/) When you click on the title of an article it opens in an individual article page, with a different template then the main page. Thanks, Alex * [Ryan Boren](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ryan/) * (@ryan) * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-help/#post-99306) * Create a single.php template in wp-content. That will be used to display single posts. Just copy your index.php to single.php and change it to suite. You can look at the [Kubrick for 1.3](http://boren.nu/archives/2004/10/10/kubrick-130-rc2/) theme for examples. This applies to 1.3 only, of course. Ryan * Thread Starter [lexmedia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lexmedia/) * (@lexmedia) * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-help/#post-99307) * This is all automatic? * Thread Starter [lexmedia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lexmedia/) * (@lexmedia) * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-help/#post-99315) * I tried creating a single.php template and it doesn’t appear to be working… Is there any modifications I have to do to the permalink setup? Currently I have it set as: /articles/%year%/%month%/%date%/%post_number%/ and it shows as: / articles/2004/10/09/1/ For reference: [http://lexmedia.dnsalias.com/](http://lexmedia.dnsalias.com/) Thanks again!!! * Thread Starter [lexmedia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lexmedia/) * (@lexmedia) * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-help/#post-99316) * I was mistaken… I am in fact using wordpress 1.2… Should I upgrade? Would that be the easiest way to go? If so, where can I find a stable version? If I should not upgrade, what options do I have avaliable to me? * [TechGnome](https://wordpress.org/support/users/techgnome/) * (@techgnome) * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-help/#post-99317) * I wouldn’t recommend upgrading. 1.3 is still in alpha mode and not stable at all. For 1.2, see if this works. Make a **copy** of index.php and call it main. php. Open the main.php file, and remove the lines at the top where the wp-blog- header.php is included. Save it. Open index.php, remove everything **after** the include for wp-blog-header.php. After the include add this code: ` I _think_ that will do it. Basicaly, what it does is this. If the $single flag is set, then it will include the single.php file, showing your single post. Otherwise it will load the main.php file, which will hold your main page. TG * [Beel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/beel/) * (@beel) * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-help/#post-99320) * TG, shame on you: “not stable at all” 😉 There was a brief couple of hours there when a change caused an inability to log in but that was fixed quickly. It is, and has been, pretty stable, though not very static (otherwise it would not be in alpha-4). But the caveats to using anything in alpha should be well taken. Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) The topic ‘Permalink Help?’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 10 replies * 6 participants * Last reply from: [Beel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/beel/) * Last activity: [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permalink-help/#post-99320) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics