Title: select a different template
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# select a different template

 *  [pygo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pygo/)
 * (@pygo)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/select-a-different-template/)
 * Hi,
 * I’ve just installed the latest wordpress for the first time(3.3.1) for a new 
   site. When on a page in admin, I always used to be able to select a page template
   in the right sidebar under “Page Attributes”, it had a dropdown to select a template.
 * However this option is no longer there, how do I select a different template 
   now for each page?
 * Thanks.

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 *  [auday1982](https://wordpress.org/support/users/auday1982/)
 * (@auday1982)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/select-a-different-template/#post-2506791)
 * did u use a plugin … ?
 *  Thread Starter [pygo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pygo/)
 * (@pygo)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/select-a-different-template/#post-2506799)
 * No I didn’t use a plugin for it, the option was always just there. You could 
   select a template with sidebar or full width template or add your own.
 *  [auday1982](https://wordpress.org/support/users/auday1982/)
 * (@auday1982)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/select-a-different-template/#post-2506800)
 * you may try
 * single-books.php
    or single-custom.php
 * add them to the theme folder
 *  [Michael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alchymyth/)
 * (@alchymyth)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/select-a-different-template/#post-2506801)
 * have you checked the ‘screen options’ button near the top right of that ‘edit
   page’ to see if the tickbox for ‘Page Attributes’ is ticked?
 *  Thread Starter [pygo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pygo/)
 * (@pygo)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/select-a-different-template/#post-2506804)
 * I re-activated the default theme, seen the option to select templates under “
   Page Attributes”, re-activated my custom theme and the option is now there so
   don’t know why it wasn’t there, but it’s showing now anyway.
 *  Thread Starter [pygo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pygo/)
 * (@pygo)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/select-a-different-template/#post-2506805)
 * Thanks for replies everyone!

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