Title: Adding a wordpress template page into a WordPress coded site
Last modified: July 25, 2017

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# Adding a wordpress template page into a WordPress coded site

 *  [sundayp72](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sundayp72/)
 * (@sundayp72)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-a-wordpress-template-page-into-a-wordpress-coded-site-2/)
 * Hi
    I am curious if and how to add wordpress template pages into a wordpress 
   site that is coded by a developer. We don’t want to change what is there, but
   add to it. Would one just download the template? Thanks

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 *  [Bob Cristello](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gntmidnight/)
 * (@gntmidnight)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-a-wordpress-template-page-into-a-wordpress-coded-site-2/#post-9350981)
 * You would be adding a template page to a pre-coded theme on your website. The
   answer is yes, you can add template files that only affect specific sections 
   of your site and have no impact on the pages/posts already on your site.
 * You probably want to become familiar with the information in this link before
   beginning.
 * [https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/basics/template-hierarchy/](https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/basics/template-hierarchy/)
 * Also, make a complete backup of your site before you begin any work in case you
   need to roll back to the original condition. You honestly never know how much
   what you do will impact other areas and it is best to be safe than sorry.
 *  [HudsonValleyWebDesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jaycbrf/)
 * (@jaycbrf)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-a-wordpress-template-page-into-a-wordpress-coded-site-2/#post-9351257)
 * Usually you would make a copy of the file index.php in your theme’s folder then
   change it’s name and make your mods.
 *  [Michael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alchymyth/)
 * (@alchymyth)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-a-wordpress-template-page-into-a-wordpress-coded-site-2/#post-9351823)
 * are you talking about ‘template file’ as in [https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/template-files-section/page-template-files/](https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/template-files-section/page-template-files/)?
 * in this case, you could use FTP to upload the template file into your theme’s
   folder.
 * or do you mean ‘theme’ ?
 *  Thread Starter [sundayp72](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sundayp72/)
 * (@sundayp72)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-a-wordpress-template-page-into-a-wordpress-coded-site-2/#post-9355198)
 * Hi [@alchymyth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alchymyth/)
    I meant theme.
   If there is a wordpress theme I like and would want to use it to add additional
   pages to my current website. Is that possible?
 *  [HudsonValleyWebDesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jaycbrf/)
 * (@jaycbrf)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-a-wordpress-template-page-into-a-wordpress-coded-site-2/#post-9357473)
 * no. You can only use one theme for your wordpress site. To add pages just click
   on add new. If you want pages in your WordPress to look different than other 
   pages you will have to create a new page template and new CSS to style it and
   select that template in your page options.
 * Tip: Call a web designer!
 *  Thread Starter [sundayp72](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sundayp72/)
 * (@sundayp72)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-a-wordpress-template-page-into-a-wordpress-coded-site-2/#post-9415042)
 * [@jaycbrf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jaycbrf/), thanks for the info
   on the theme.

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