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March 26, 2014 at 1:58 pm #96792
Baba
MemberI can't seem to find an answer to my problem. I am using the Education Theme and would like to know how to create a page template. If I go to any of the page options: open a page, edit a page, create a new page, I can see the "Page Attributes" column on the far right side of my screen. Under the "Page Attributes" I can see "Parent" where I can choose the parent page, "Template" where I can choose the page template and "Order" to choose a page order. Under the "Template" option I see Default Template, Archive and Blog. Is it possible to create a custom template for this area and how do I create it? Thanks!
March 26, 2014 at 2:02 pm #96794Mayur Somani
MemberHi, I can explain how to create a custom page template in genesis, but can you post what do you want to show on it? I can give you a better answer if you post more details.
March 26, 2014 at 3:49 pm #96812Baba
MemberMayur, I'm thinking about creating a template for each department/office on our web site. The template would be the same as the Education Theme default template with only one difference, I would add an image to the top (in this case it's the first line of content on a page) which would be specific to each department/office. See http://www.graham.az.gov/board-of-supervisors/board-meetings/ . On this page I inserted an image at the top that says "Board of Supervisors". It would be a good way of visually identifying which department a person is in. So each page that belongs to the Board of Supervisors office would be created with that particular template. The Highway Department would have it's own template, the Treasurer's Office would have it's own template, etc. etc.
I'm not sure if it would be better to continue doing what I'm doing (just inserting an image/graphic) or try something else.
Please advise. Thanks!!
March 26, 2014 at 4:10 pm #96828Mayur Somani
MemberHi, if you just need a separate image at the top then you don't need a custom page template for it. Just insert a different image at the top of each page.
March 27, 2014 at 12:29 pm #96986Baba
MemberMayur, if inserting an image on every page (I have 352) is better than creating templates, then that's what I'll do. Thanks for responding to my post. :0)
March 27, 2014 at 1:06 pm #96997Mayur Somani
MemberDo you want a different image on each page or not?
March 27, 2014 at 1:16 pm #97000Baba
MemberFor example: Let's say the Elections Department has 10 pages, so each Elections page will have the image pertaining to their department on each of their 10 pages. Let's say the Board of Supervisors Office has 25 pages, so each Board page http://www.graham.az.gov/board-of-supervisors/board-meetings/ (image example) will have the image pertaining to their office on each of their 25 pages and so on and so forth with all other departments/offices.
April 2, 2014 at 4:40 pm #98157Baba
MemberI just discovered another post titled "Creating Custom Post Templates". Included in the post is this link: http://designsbynickthegeek.com/tutorials/creating-page-templates-in-genesis . Nick has been very helpful in the past so I will read up on his tutorial.
April 2, 2014 at 9:04 pm #98206Brad Dalton
ParticipantNo need to create a new template for each image when you can:
- Hook in a unique image from your images folder
- Or add a custom field which requires more initial coding
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