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Kimberly Ludwikoski
814 PointsNo new template available when adding a new page to display custom post types.
I am following along with the video, while making changes to my own (live) website, birchavenuedesign.com. I added both plug-ins, added a custom post type called 'portfolio_entry', added the custom fields, and added a couple of posts. When I try to add a page, and select the template from the drop-down menu, it does not exist. Where have I gone wrong?
When you show the transferring of the art.php, single_art.php, etc. files, I looked for those files on my live site and could not find them. Could this be the problem? Where would mine be? I checked the parent & child theme folders, and do not see the files.
3 Answers
Shawn Flanigan
Courses Plus Student 15,815 PointsKimberly: It sounds like you've figured our the problem! He goes through it pretty quickly at the beginning of the video (within the first 20 seconds or so), but you should be uploading those files to your server. First, go back to the video and click the Downloads tab below the video player. You should see a zipped Project Files folder. Download the .zip file and open it up. You should see 3 files:
- art.php
- content-art.php
- single-art.php
You'll need to upload these 3 files (either through an FTP client or your hosting provider's cPanel) into your child theme's folder.
Hope this helps!
Kimberly Ludwikoski
814 PointsBut if I am making my own similar updates to my live website, the new files should be there vs. having to upload them, correct? But they are not. This is where I am getting confused.
Shawn Flanigan
Courses Plus Student 15,815 PointsKimberly: I'm not sure I understand your question fully, but these 3 files are additional, custom files that you're adding to your WordPress child theme. As such, they won't be there until you add them.
Kimberly Ludwikoski
814 PointsOK, now I see why you didn't understand my question. It really didn't make any sense! I ran through all the lessons again, and now I understand. You really do have to create the template files, or FTP them over. Thank you for your help!