Title: Do i NEED to make a custom template?
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Do i NEED to make a custom template?

 *  [brnater](https://wordpress.org/support/users/slimzinaminor/)
 * (@slimzinaminor)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-singlephp-get-called-when-not-using-a-custom-template/)
 * Hello, I’m still grasping a firm understanding of how to fully integrate a site
   w/WP.
 * On my static home page – home.php – I want to pull in **the_content();** from
   the page I’ve declared in the admin setting. It’s coming in fine, but it’s causing
   some funky CSS issues. This is on a page with the default template, despite that
   the majority of the code is XHTML, not php. Do I _need_ to create a home page
   template? Or shouldn’t I just be able to pull in content from the loop without
   having any issues?
 * Thanks for any thoughts you may have.

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 *  [stvwlf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stvwlf/)
 * (@stvwlf)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-singlephp-get-called-when-not-using-a-custom-template/#post-2104300)
 * You need to make some CSS adjustments. Making a home page template is not necessarily
   going to resolve those very issues.
 * WordPress is doing its part, from what you said, loading the content of the page
   you made the home page, on the home page. Your part is to style the content.
 * make sense?
 *  Thread Starter [brnater](https://wordpress.org/support/users/slimzinaminor/)
 * (@slimzinaminor)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-singlephp-get-called-when-not-using-a-custom-template/#post-2104375)
 * stvwlf thanks, that does simplify the issue. if you have the time and interest,
   would you please offer some wisdom on this post of mine as well:
 * [Use the Loop and second query in 1 page](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/use-the-loop-and-second-query-in-1-page?replies=1#post-2137918)

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 * Last reply from: [brnater](https://wordpress.org/support/users/slimzinaminor/)
 * Last activity: [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-singlephp-get-called-when-not-using-a-custom-template/#post-2104375)
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