markusl
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Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: A better way of making a custom template for the front pageI got it figured out by using a copy of the originals theme front-page.php to my child theme and changing the code within. From:
$template = ( $template == 'default' ) ? 'index.php' : $template;
To:
$template = ( $template == 'default' ) ? 'the-page-template-i-want-to-use-for-my-front-page-page.php' : $template;And then obviously having a file with the corresponding name in the same folder called: “the-page-template-i-want-to-use-for-my-front-page-page.php”. Which is to be called as the template for my front page.
Thanks a bunch!
Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: A better way of making a custom template for the front pageasylum119: guess I missunderstood you. Sorry.
Where putting “* Template: the template name” is just for your own, personal, knowledge, right?
Cause that would not have any significance for WordPress.
but when you say:
“You will however still be able to set it as the static home page so my advice would be to follow the documentation to create a custom page template and if adding comments replace the following.”I don’t really get it. It sounds confusing. Why would I like to set a template as the front page?
Instead of using the already existing template that is actually intended for this very reason?
Forum: Themes and Templates
In reply to: A better way of making a custom template for the front pageasylum119: sure it would; but then it would be unnecessary to create a template that is not going to be used in the first place. I want to use it. I just dont want all the Authors and Editors reaching it as a Global Template.
alchymyth: I was looking into that. Did some research but I guess I have to dig in deeper and more thoroughly then. Thank you!