WordPress Theme Development

About the WordPress Template Hierarchy System

The WordPress template hierarchy system is used to determine which Page Template is assigned to each Page. The hierarchy is divided into six interconnected branches, one for each of the six primary types of Pages:

• Archive Page
• Singular Page
• Site Front Page
• Blog Posts Index Page
• Error 404 Page
• Search Results Page

For Archive Pages, the hierarchy and filename formats are the following:

For Singular Pages, Site Front Pages, and Blog Posts Index Pages, the hierarchy and filename formats are the following:

For Error 404 Pages, the hierarchy and filename formats are the following:

For Search Results Pages, the hierarchy and filename formats are the following:

Grand Summary

This page contains information about the WordPress template hierarchy system.