Title: Drop-down in posts is empty
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Drop-down in posts is empty

 *  [donpro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/donpro/)
 * (@donpro)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/drop-down-in-posts-is-empty/)
 * Hi,
 * I first made the changes in:
    wp_content>plugins>wp-custom-post-template>wp-custom-
   post-template.php to make the plugin compatible for WordPress 4.2.2
 * Then is settings, I checked off: Services
 * When I go to a specific service, I see “WP Post Template” but there is no drop-
   down. I looked at the FAQ and so I copied the file, page-fullwidth.php, into 
   the root directory of my website but still the drop-down is empty.
 * So how do I get this to show templates in a drop-down that I can use?
 * Thanks / Don
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-custom-post-template/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-custom-post-template/)

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 *  [asoukhoverkhov](https://wordpress.org/support/users/asoukhoverkhov/)
 * (@asoukhoverkhov)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/drop-down-in-posts-is-empty/#post-6273140)
 * Hi.
    It works! We had to read the Installation tab first 🙂 And the auther should
   better write the exact code to copy and past for users if we have to change something
   in a template.
 * So we need to open the single.php and past there
 *     ```
       <?php
       /**
       * WP Post Template: MyTamplate
       */
       get_header(); ?>
       ```
   
 * at the very top. My fist mistake was that I’ve left two times <?php and I’ve 
   got a blank screen on in the post, Be careful.
 * So than we save the file with any other name than the single.php and then we 
   see in in the left menu in a new post.
 *  [asoukhoverkhov](https://wordpress.org/support/users/asoukhoverkhov/)
 * (@asoukhoverkhov)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/drop-down-in-posts-is-empty/#post-6273141)
 *  [roszabo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/roszabo/)
 * (@roszabo)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/drop-down-in-posts-is-empty/#post-6273145)
 * Hi, I don’t know much about html and I have no idea where to start here. I downloaded
   the plugin but don’t know where to go to upload the files with the templates.
   Also I need to create one file for each template, correct? And upload all of 
   them?
 * Thanks!
 *  Thread Starter [donpro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/donpro/)
 * (@donpro)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/drop-down-in-posts-is-empty/#post-6273179)
 * I made the changes to the template as well after copying it to the theme root.
   However, the drop-down for posts is still empty.
 * While I’m sure the plugin works for many, the documentation is so poor that I
   can;t spend any more time debugging. Sorry but I will look for another plugin
   to do this.

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 * Last activity: [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/drop-down-in-posts-is-empty/#post-6273179)
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