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 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [Getting a single static page to use a custom template??](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/getting-a-single-static-page-to-use-a-custom-template/)
 *  Thread Starter [rogerdodger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rogerdodger/)
 * (@rogerdodger)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/getting-a-single-static-page-to-use-a-custom-template/#post-429683)
 * Ok, that’s fixed it thanks. A plain English example, for those who follow after…
 * Make a copy of your index.php template, rename it as specialtemplate.php and 
   then upload it. CHMOD it to 666 using your FTP software. This makes it writable.
 * Now go to your WordPress control panel, go “Presentation” / “Themes” and then
   paste the following text into the top of your _new_ template…
 * <?php
    /* Template Name: specialpage */ ?>
 * Save it. Now go to “Manage” / “Pages” / “Edit” in your control panel, and in 
   the sidebar of the editing page you’ll see a new drop-down option has appeared:
   called “Page Template”. Select ‘specialpage’ from that menu and save.
 * You can now go over to edit your specialtemplate.php in the Control Panel, and
   the changes you make to it will show up ONLY on the static page you applied the
   special template to.
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [Previous posts link not working](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/previous-posts-link-not-working/)
 *  [rogerdodger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rogerdodger/)
 * (@rogerdodger)
 * [19 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/previous-posts-link-not-working/#post-388491)
 * oops, this forum isn’t “code posting friendly”. There are bits that don’t display.
   Oh well. You can read up on the idea here…
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/get_posts](http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/get_posts)
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [Previous posts link not working](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/previous-posts-link-not-working/)
 *  [rogerdodger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rogerdodger/)
 * (@rogerdodger)
 * [19 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/previous-posts-link-not-working/#post-388490)
 * I now have a “follow on” of post titles & links that display at the bottom of
   the index page, offset by the number of posts I display on my front page (in 
   this case, 20)…
 * Tweak and paste this snippet…
 * **
 *  Earlier posts…<br>
    -  <?php
       $posts = get_posts(‘numberposts=20&offset=20’); foreach($posts as 
      $post) : ?>
    - .
    -  <?php endforeach; ?>
 * **
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [Previous posts link not working](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/previous-posts-link-not-working/)
 *  [rogerdodger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rogerdodger/)
 * (@rogerdodger)
 * [19 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/previous-posts-link-not-working/#post-388489)
 * Since this was only _not_ working on the front index page, I solved it by duplicating
   index.php, re-naming it as archive.php (which does not otherwise exist, with 
   the Classic template) and then edited the index.php page to remove the “previous
   posts” navigation element.
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [Previous posts link not working](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/previous-posts-link-not-working/)
 *  [rogerdodger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rogerdodger/)
 * (@rogerdodger)
 * [19 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/previous-posts-link-not-working/#post-388488)
 * I have the same problem, with the Classic theme. The front page “previous posts”
   footer button gives a “404”. Everything else is fine. I too tried plugins to 
   solve it, but with no result. If I find the solution, I’ll post here

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