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WordPress How to Make a Website with WordPress Custom Post Types and Fields in WordPress Custom Post Type Templates

Posted by Jiradej Jaturavith
Jiradej Jaturavith
415 Points

Cannot find PHP files

I'm current learning the custom post type templates. For my site I am using the CANVAS from woo themes. Somehow after creating the new customs post as mentioned in the lessons before. i could not find those new files on my ftp thus cannot follow through with this step!

2 Answers

Cristian Cisneros
Cristian Cisneros
794 Points
Cristian Cisneros
Cristian Cisneros
794 Points

When you create a new custom post type in Wordpress, it does not create a PHP file with a page template.

Zac Gordon
Zac Gordon
Treehouse Guest Teacher
Zac Gordon
Zac Gordon
Treehouse Guest Teacher

Correct, you will have to create the page yourself

Jiradej Jaturavith
Jiradej Jaturavith
415 Points

Thank you guys! Appreciate it. Still learning and still a long way to go, sorry if the question is silly.

Thomas Varghese
Thomas Varghese
892 Points
Thomas Varghese
Thomas Varghese
892 Points

The custom post type is saved in database.