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What should be the default page template in WordPress?
Your Theme files should include a default page template (named: page.php ). Your Theme may also have one or more custom page templates, for instance, to display content in wider columns. Or you may have created a custom template of your own.
How to create custom templates in WordPress theme?
A specialized template ( page- {slug}.php or page- {ID}.php) also gets the page-template-default class rather than its own body class. When using a custom page template, the class page-template will print, along with a class naming the specific template.
Can a specialized page template be in a parent theme?
A specialized page template file (those created for only one time use) cannot be in a sub-folder, nor, if using a Child Theme, in the Parent Theme’s folder. Sometimes you’ll want a template that can be used globally by any page, or by multiple pages.
Where do I find templates in WordPress dashboard?
You can find the settings from your WordPress Dashboard > Pages. You can either create a new page or edit an existing one. Select a Template from the list (e.g., My Custom Page ). Click the Update button (or Save Draft if not yet published). All Pages Screen: The Quick-Edit and Bulk Edit options on the All Pages screen also have Template dropdowns.
Is there a way to change the default page template selection?
The code which chooses the default dropdown is here: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/trunk/src/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php#L751 The simplest way that I found, without hacking code is to create a separate page.php (away from your page_template-name.php files) and get_template_part () to redirect to your template file.
Where do I find custom templates in WordPress?
You can find the settings from your WordPress Dashboard > Pages. You can either create a new page or edit an existing one. Select a Template from the list (e.g., My Custom Page ).