How To Create A Custom WordPress Page Template


There may be times when you want to create a blog page or that looks different than a normal page. Or Perhaps you want to use WordPress to run your entire website but want the main page of your domain to look completely different than a typical blog. This is an easy way to customize WordPress that can be very easily accomplished by creating a custom WordPress page Template.

25 Comments to “How To Create A Custom WordPress Page Template”

  1. peace153 18 October 2009 at 12:50 pm #

    Very good tutorial. I think WORDPRESS is the best solution for creating a website.

  2. WizardResale 18 October 2009 at 1:23 pm #

    If you are using 2.8 or better you will find all the necessary links on the left side. You need Pages and Settings

  3. mikelCold 18 October 2009 at 1:23 pm #

    The wordpress website is not good for this kind of stuff. You helped me in ways the no one can understand!

  4. karlaidoscope 18 October 2009 at 2:21 pm #

    I can’t find this famous “Control Panel”…..can someone please tell me where it is??

  5. ByKerBill 18 October 2009 at 3:00 pm #

    Hi Jeff – Terrific video – I’m a beginner, not advanced, and it filled in a lot of missing pieces for me. Thanks again. Bill McGuire

  6. BilyMc 18 October 2009 at 3:53 pm #

    You F’n DOOSH BAG!!!
    Look at the date you F’n AS#HOLE!
    June 2007
    Un-Believable! The comments these STUPID F’n PEOPLE MAKE!

  7. blogx113 18 October 2009 at 4:19 pm #

    this video sucks

  8. blogx113 18 October 2009 at 5:00 pm #

    WTF is that wordpress from the 80s thats not what my wordpress panel looks like~ or is that shitty Frontpage?

  9. onixya1969 18 October 2009 at 5:51 pm #

    OMG, FrontPage, some software should be illegal LOL.

  10. mjt1517 18 October 2009 at 6:38 pm #

    Hey genius, there are more people on a beginner level than there are advanced users. Basic information is appreciated by people who are just starting out.

  11. wwwSEOWritersNet 18 October 2009 at 6:44 pm #

    A blog that contains custom written articles is a great tool to offer fresh content to viewers of your niche or product market. You can help sway their opinions by offering your expert views and giving them the information to back them up. You then link your blog posts to your main web site to that once the person is convinced that buying your gizmo, gadget, service or potion is going to change their lives they can click on over and buy it from you.

  12. TheWealthyPromoter 18 October 2009 at 7:38 pm #

    Ok after over a week of deliberating over SocialBlaster, I made my decision today to go ahead and purchase it and this is the next best decision I have made in a while.

    Simple plus very effective…affiliate marketing to 40 + social networks with multiple accounts

    NO MORE iMACROS bullchyt for me…THANK GOD!!

  13. Tenochtitlan2012 18 October 2009 at 7:56 pm #

    thank you for your video

  14. VegasRose17 18 October 2009 at 8:29 pm #

    I’m new to WordPress. I’ve heard it is flexible and one can do a lot with it. Your video made a believer out of me.

    Thanks!!!

  15. belablack 18 October 2009 at 8:35 pm #

    big fucking wooop, it took you how long to figure taht one out? geesh

  16. mattlake030795 18 October 2009 at 9:35 pm #

    Great tips keep it up

    matt lake

  17. 2jesus 18 October 2009 at 9:44 pm #

    Hi Jeff,

    Your video is great. But when I copy my html onto the php, my images don’t show up. I’ve checked the paths and they seem fine. Help please?

  18. 2jesus 18 October 2009 at 10:18 pm #

    i can email you my link to my home site if you need to see what i’m doing….

  19. ladyshols 18 October 2009 at 10:55 pm #

    Thxs I will using the info provided here its priceless.

  20. carolinat123 18 October 2009 at 11:30 pm #

    hi there! thanks for the free help. should we chat on IM? i have yahoo, and gmail…

    hello carolinat. I could help you set one up using freehostia, smartFTP and wordpress. Hit me back if you want to, itll be free. I have a working blog and i would be happy to help.

  21. carolinat123 18 October 2009 at 11:43 pm #

    hi there! thanks for the free help. should we chat on IM? i have yahoo, and gmail…

    hello carolinat. I could help you set one up using freehostia, smartFTP and wordpress. Hit me back if you want to, itll be free. I have a working blog and i would be happy to help.

  22. carolinat123 19 October 2009 at 12:17 am #

    hi there! thanks for the free help! should we communicate via Ichat? you have an account with yahoo or gmail?

    hello carolinat. I could help you set one up using freehostia, smartFTP and wordpress. Hit me back if you want to, itll be free. I have a working blog and i would be happy to help.

  23. SaintScarfey 19 October 2009 at 12:40 am #

    hello carolinat. I could help you set one up using freehostia, smartFTP and wordpress. Hit me back if you want to, itll be free. I have a working blog and i would be happy to help.

  24. carolinat123 19 October 2009 at 12:42 am #

    Hi Jeff,
    I would like create my own blog site, but i have no training in this area. any suggestions as to free tutorials, etc?

  25. info2hand 19 October 2009 at 1:07 am #

    Really help!!!

    How do you link from your home page to the blog page?


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