Reply To: How to add other blog page templates

[Shekhar Bhandari]

Hi Open Table,

To make a new page template that shows certain categories pages, You need to follow the below steps;
1) Create a .php file in the themes page templates folder, for example: category_simple.php
2) Copy all the below code and replace the category name with the category that you want in

query_posts(array('category_name' => 'shekhar'));

3) Remember to change the template name as your wish.
3) Save the file and go to pages and choose the page templates.

    


<?php $blogstyle = get_theme_mod( 'blog_style', 'blogright' );

	switch ($blogstyle) {
		// Right Column
		case "blogright" :
			echo '
';
			// get specific category pages
				query_posts(array('category_name' => 'shekhar'));
				if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post();				
					// get the article layout
					get_template_part( 'content', get_post_format() );					
				endwhile;
					// get the pagination
					circumference_paging_nav();
				else :
					// if no posts
					get_template_part( 'content', 'none' );					
				endif; 
			echo '
';
				get_sidebar( 'right' );
			echo '
';
		break;		
		
		
		// Left Column
		case "blogleft" :
			echo '
';
				get_sidebar( 'left' );
			echo '
';										
			echo '
';
				query_posts(array('category_name' => 'shekhar'));
				if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post();
					get_template_part( 'content', get_post_format() );
				endwhile;
					circumference_paging_nav();
				else :
					get_template_part( 'content', 'none' );
				endif;				
			echo '
';
		break;		
		
		
		// Left and Right Column
		case "blogleftright" :
			echo '
';
				get_sidebar( 'left' );
			echo '
';										
			echo '
';
				query_posts(array('category_name' => 'shekhar'));
				if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post();
					get_template_part( 'content', get_post_format() );
				endwhile;
					circumference_paging_nav();
				else :
					get_template_part( 'content', 'none' );
				endif;				
			echo '
';
				get_sidebar( 'right' );
			echo '
';	
		break;			
	
		
		// Wide Column
		case "blogwide" :
												
			echo '
';
				query_posts(array('category_name' => 'shekhar'));
				if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post();
					get_template_part( 'content', get_post_format() );
				endwhile;
					circumference_paging_nav();
				else :
					get_template_part( 'content', 'none' );
				endif;				
			
			echo '
';	
		break;	
			
		
	}
?>







<?php
get_footer();

Thanks.