Title: Static vs dynamic wp pages ?
Last modified: June 17, 2020

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# Static vs dynamic wp pages ?

 *  [Dara](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dbee78/)
 * (@dbee78)
 * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/static-vs-dynamic-wp-pages/)
 * So basically I code manually instead of using the classic editor. But I’m having
   problems with wp.
 * When I create a page. Then try to open it in filezilla editor locally. I can’t
   find the php page that I created on the server.
 * Eg. I create a new page with title mypage. Then look on the remote server for
   mypage.php and cant find it.
 * So instead I duplicate and modify an existing page. But when I do a Quick Edit
   and change the slug of the page to mypage. I still can’t find mypage.php on the
   server.
 * Can any wordpress expert pls share their knowledge with regards to wp Static 
   and dynamic pages ?
 * I looked online and it seems that posts are dynamic and pages are static. But
   I can’t find my new pages anywhere on the server. Even after a refresh.
    -  This topic was modified 5 years, 11 months ago by [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/).
      Reason: Moved to Fixing WordPress, this is not an Everything else WordPress
      topic

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 *  [corrinarusso](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corrinarusso/)
 * (@corrinarusso)
 * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/static-vs-dynamic-wp-pages/#post-12998662)
 * > Can any wordpress expert pls share their knowledge
    > with regards to wp Static
   and dynamic pages ?
 * > I’m having problems with wp
 * Honestly, I think you would be much better off simply describing what you are
   trying to achieve, bc your process does not sound efficient at all.
    And certainly
   does not sound like a problem with WordPress.
 * What are you trying to do ?
    Add content? Create a page? Make a new template ?
 *  [Joy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joyously/)
 * (@joyously)
 * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/static-vs-dynamic-wp-pages/#post-12999168)
 * The pages and posts that you create are stored in the database, not the file 
   system. The major thing that the WordPress software provides is the dynamic mapping
   of URLs to database queries, so you can be flexible and change things at any 
   time.
 * The Classic Editor has a HTML mode (which I use exclusively), so there is no 
   need to use a different editor. There is even a Preview button so you can see
   how it looks as you go.
 *  Thread Starter [Dara](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dbee78/)
 * (@dbee78)
 * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/static-vs-dynamic-wp-pages/#post-12999347)
 * Thanks Joy. So both pages and posts are stored in the db ? Interesting. My dev
   gave me a wordpress installation with a load of static .php pages in the theme
   folder though ?
 * I’d have to check, but i’m pretty sure these page names eg. mypage1.php map to
   real application url’s though ? Eg. [http://www.mywordpressapp.com/mypage1/](http://www.mywordpressapp.com/mypage1/)
 * What’s that about exactly ?
 * Yeah, i must work with the classic editor HTML mode from now on. Thanks.
 *  Thread Starter [Dara](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dbee78/)
 * (@dbee78)
 * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/static-vs-dynamic-wp-pages/#post-12999357)
 * sorry corrinarusso, i’m trying to create a new page in the simplest manner possible…
 *  [Joy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joyously/)
 * (@joyously)
 * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/static-vs-dynamic-wp-pages/#post-12999560)
 * The theme folder contains template files. Typically it has only the standard 
   templates of the [Template Hierarchy](https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/basics/template-hierarchy/).
   But themes can add templates that are listed in the editor, so the user can choose
   a template for a specific page or post. This can be abused by putting content
   into the template instead of in the database, which sounds sort of like your 
   description. By doing that, the site is tied to that theme, and it is very difficult
   to edit the content.

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