Default Content Template when Adding New Page

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Problem:
The user is getting a specific template assigned to each new page. This requires him to instruct every author on the website to change the assigned content template when editing a new page.

Solution:
The content template is assigned to the default post type "Pages", It will get assigned to every new page. You will need to unassign this content template for the post type "Page", that way, the content template will no more be assigned to new pages.

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This topic contains 2 replies, has 2 voices.

Last updated by davidL-7 4 years, 7 months ago.

Assisted by: Jamal.

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May 14, 2020 at 6:00 pm #1624707

davidL-7

Hello! In the process of developing an app for hidden link using Toolset, I've created a number of Content Templates with Toolset (screenshot attached).

My issue is this: When adding a new page in WordPress, the Content Template setting defaults to the "Resource Library Login Form" template. The problem is that with that default, every single WordPress author needs to be aware of the need to go and set the Content Template to none, otherwise they don't see the content they just created.

I've instructed the team in this, but they're asking if there's a way to make it default to "None". Are you aware of any way to do that?

I don't recall ever running into this with Toolset before. In the list of content templates I see that the "Resource Library Login Form" template is assigned to Pages (single), so I'm thinking that may be why it's become the default. I don't remember why I did that (I think I was following a tutorial), but it seems to be necessary to the proper function.

Any thoughts?

Thanks!
David

May 14, 2020 at 6:27 pm #1624729

Jamal

Hello and thank you for contacting the Toolset support.

You are right because the content template is assigned for pages(or any other custom post type), any new page will have the content template assigned(or any new post from the assigned post types).
If you need to have no content template or different content templates for your pages, you have to unassign the content template from pages. Any current page, that does not have an assigned content template, or which was not saved with no content template, will be rendered with this assigned content template.

I hope this answers your doubts. Let me know if you have any questions.

May 18, 2020 at 4:20 pm #1629287

davidL-7

Thank you Jamal, that did the trick... I appreciate the help!

Best,
David