The document discusses WordPress template hierarchy and how WordPress determines which template file to use when displaying different types of pages and content. It provides details on the template files used for home pages, front pages, posts, pages, attachments, categories, tags, authors, dates, and archives. Key template files mentioned include index.php, page.php, single.php, category.php, tag.php, and template name files like page-slug.php. The document seeks to explain the rules and order WordPress follows to select the appropriate template file for different content displays.

1. July
14
WordCamp Columbus
WordPress Template
Hierarchy
Presented by Al Davis- WPTeach.com

2. WordCamp Developers Toronto
WordPress Developers
Who’s
Toronto
TELUS
SMB ‘Portal God’
Al
the bald Freelance Developer
Davi
s
WordCamp Toronto
guy?
Owner-wpteach.com
Toronto WordPress
College Professor Meetup
Intro to WordPress
Intro to WordPress Theme and Plugin Development

3. The What file(s) does WordPress use when it
Question displays a certain type of page?

4. The
Answer?

5. header.php
Lets sidebar.php
start with
the The Loop
basics
footer.php

6. A
working index.php + style.css =
theme A very basic but functional theme
needs:

7. So what
is with all
of this
then?
A: Different looks for different types of content

8. Home Page Display Rules 1 home.php
2
index.php

9. 1
front-page.php
This is used for displaying your latest posts or a static page as
defined in Settings > Reading
2
Front or Home page Page Display Rules
When you set the Front page in Settings> Reading
3
Home Page Display Rules
When posts page is set in the Front Page displays section of
Settings> Reading

10. 1
Custom Template File
The page template assigned to the page
<?php
/* Template Name: Whatever you call your template*/
?>
2
page-{slug}.php
if you use the slug “ bananas” WordPress will look for page-
bananas.php
Page Display Rules
3
page-{id}.php
if the page ID is 4, Wordpress looks to use page-4.php
4
page.php
5 index.php

11. Singular Page
1 Single Post Page
2
Static page

12. 1 Attachment post
Singlular page
Single post 2
Custom Post
3
Blog post

13. MIME-type.php
1
It can be any MIME type ( video.php, image.php, etc) for
text/plain in order:
3.text.php
4.plain.php
5.text_plain.php
Singular Post 2
attachment.php
Single Post- Attachment
3
single-attachment.php
4
single.php
5
index.php

14. 1
single-{posttype}.php
if post type was “movies”, WordPress would look for
single-movies.php
Singular Post
Single Post- Custom Post 2 single.php
3
index.php

15. 1
single-post.php
Singular Post
Single Post- Blog Post 2 single.php
3
index.php

16. 1
Custom Template File
The page template assigned to the page
<?php
/* Template Name: Whatever you call your template*/
?>
2
page-{slug}.php
if you use the slug “ bananas” WordPress will look for page-
bananas.php
Singular Page
Static page-
aka 3
page-{id}.php
if the page ID is 4, Wordpress looks to use page-4.php
“ Page Display Rules”
4
page.php
5 index.php

17. 1
Post Pages
Category Pages
Tag Pages
Custom Post Types
Archive Pages
2 Author Pages
3 Date Pages

18. ategory Pages Pages
Tag 1
Date Pages
Author Pages
1 category-{slug}.php 1 tag-{slug}.php 1 author-{nicename}.php 1 date.php
2 category-{id}.php 2 tag-{id}.php 2 author-{id}.php 2 archive.php
3 category.php 3 tag.php 3 author.php 3 index.php
4 archive.php 4 archive.php 4 archive.php
5 index.php 5 index.php 5 index.php
Custom Post Type
Pages
1 archive-{post-type}.php
2 archive.php
3 index.php

19. 1
Category Pages from Tag Pages
Why learn this? 2 Category from Category
3
Differentiate Content Types
Category from Pages
4 Pages

20. Questions?

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