Title: Template files?
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Template files?

 *  [a4jp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/a4jpcom/)
 * (@a4jpcom)
 * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/template-files-4/)
 * I can see there is a default template with a side bar and a “Full Width Page”
   template but now I want to add two more. Which files can I copy to make the X
   and Y templates from the original files?

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 *  Thread Starter [a4jp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/a4jpcom/)
 * (@a4jpcom)
 * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/template-files-4/#post-7453783)
 * Does anyone here know how to get custom templates working on this theme?
 * I read through the WordPress site instructions but they didn’t help. Maybe I 
   got something wrong.
 *  [jjerro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jjerro/)
 * (@jjerro)
 * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/template-files-4/#post-7453787)
 * Hi Glen, I assume you have read this wp dev handbook [here](https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/template-files-section/page-template-files/page-templates/)
   
   to create custom page template you could use `page.php` code and paste it into
   your `page-{slug}.php`, this will create custom page that would look similiar
   to your blog post page or to create something similiar to your home page then
   use `index.php` code. remember to write an opening PHP comment at the top of 
   the file that states the template’s name.
 * note: i realized that the `index.php` and `home.php` have the same template codes.
   
   there is one more template, `front-page.php`, it is different template from index,
   home or page.php
 * *remember to back up any file you want to change before change it. and it is 
   better to use child theme to change your website look.
 * sincerely,
    jjerro.

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