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Post Template Files
- home.php
- single.php – For viewing a single post. Most times creating single-post.php is not necessary.
- single-{post-type}.php – Used to set a custom type’s template.
- e.g., if there is a custom type of book: single-book.php
- archive.php – Usually there is not a need to create separate author.php and date.php templates.
- author.php
- date.php
- archive-{post-type}.php – Used to set a custom type’s archive template.
- category.php
- tag.php
- taxonomy.php
- search.php
- index.php – Catch-all if a more specific template is not available
Page Template Files
- Apply only to pages, not to posts or custom post types, etc.
- Any page template you give a name can be utilized by a WordPress user via Pages–> Add New –> Attributes –> Template.
- You can use a prefix on templates, e.g. page_two-columns.php, but don’t use page-two-columns.php, this holds special meaning in WP.
- Make a copy of existing page.php file with a different name, this can be the base for a new template.
- To give a template a name, at top:
<?php /* Template Name: Example Template */ ?>
- page-{slug}.php – example: page-about.php.
- page-{id}.php
- page.php
- $custom.php
- front-page.php
Attachment Template Files
- MIME_type.php
- attachment.php – View single file attachment.
- single-attachment.php
- image.php – More specific version of attachment, used when viewing single image.
Custom Post Type Template Files
- single-{post-type}.php
- archive-{post-type}.php
Partial and Miscellaneous Template Files
- 404.php
- author.php – Page for an individual author.
- comments.php
- date.php – Show posts by date/time.
- header.php
- footer.php
- search.php – Search results.
- sidebar.php
- content-{$slug}.php
- style.css – Main stylesheet.
- rtl.css – Right-to-left languages stylesheet.
- front-page.php – Used for blog post index or static page.
- home.php – Used for the front page if a static page is not set.
- Is always used as the blog posts index page, even if static page set.
Taxonomy Templates
- taxonomy-{taxonomy}-{term}.php
- taxonomy-{taxonomy}.php
- taxonomy.php – For terms in custom taxonomies.
- Custom: taxonomy-{taxonomy}-{term],php
- Post Formats: taxonomy-post_format-post-format-link.php
- tag-{slug}.php
- tag-{id}.php
- tag.php – When visitors want to see posts organized by tags.
- category-{slug}.php
- category-{ID}.php
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