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Where are wordpress page files stored?

Discussion in 'WordPress' started by snous, Oct 16, 2010.

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    I have wordpress installed, and have posted a couple blog posts. I'm trying to access the page files via ftp and I can't find them. I see that in the top level folder there is an index.php, but where are the other page files stored????

    Any help?
     
    snous, Oct 16, 2010 IP
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    Try /main_directory/wp-content/themes/yourthemename/page.php
     
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    You can only see the theme or template file via ftp. Because all the content (pages, posts, categories) is saved in the database.
     
    juhasan, Oct 16, 2010 IP
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    Yes, the pages as you see them are created on the fly. You can view the post data with phpMyAdmin, or any other database admin tool.

    This is a list of data stored in the database, everything from options to post comments.
    http://codex.wordpress.org/Database_Description
     
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    The beauty of database driving sites.

    Read a bit about MySQL and it will make more sense.
     
    Internet Marketing IQ, Oct 16, 2010 IP
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    - If you're looking for the theme files : got to where broxen points you. your_top_dir/wp-content/themes/yourthemename/ the files should all in this directory.
    and yes, you can browse this directory through your ftp - or your cpanel Filemanager
    - If you're looking for your "contents" - then they're now in your database. Go with Cash Nebula pointer.
    Login to your cpanel - Look for your phpMyAdmin. Click on it.

    - You can find your contents in : wp_posts tabel.

    Before doing something with your database - inside phpMyAdmin, always backup your data first.
     
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    djarotstudio, Oct 19, 2010 IP
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    how bout the uploads folder. if youre asking where content uploaded in the admin panel goes. That loaction can also be changed in the ACP settings if I'm not mistaken.

    Uploads folder might be in wp-content too btw. Sorry. It's been a bit since I've moved on from WordPress.

    Just re-read. Your page files are stored in the database. However if you want to edit the page templates, you con go to wp-include/themes/yourthemename/single.php or /page.php.
     
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    Files are stored in wp_posts table in database having post_type "page". If you want to update the template of the page then you can found that in themes folder with name page.php. You can also create your own custom template for specific pages. Steps are below

    1. Copy the page.php and rename that and then upload to yourtheme folder.
    2. Paste <?php /* Template Name: CustomPageT1 */?> where CustomPageT1 will be the name of the page template.
    3. Just need to edit the page from pages and select the page template from the right side Below update button.
     
    salmanshafiq, Jul 30, 2017 IP
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