Cannot access archive posts, just page

  • Question. I am new to PHP and WordPress and after installing the 3-column variation of the “Relaxation” theme cannot not access the archives. When the user clicks on either an archive month, or one of the category listings (with numerous posts) from the main page, he or she is taken to a separate page with links to the each archive month as well as each category; however clicking on any of these links brings the user back to that same page — not the actual posts.

    Any suggestions? What have I done wrong? (Bear in mind, again, that I am new to both PHP and WordPress to detailed instructions would be helpful. <g>)

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  • When you Create the Page on the Write Page admin interface, under the text area at the Page Options
    You should see “Page Template” and a dropdown menu. Select “Archives” from the dropdown menu. Save or whatever it says ??
    You are done.

    Thread Starter lindalu2

    (@lindalu2)

    I did that but still didn’t solve the problem. I still cannot generate any posts — just the archive page. In reviewing the “create page” tutorial in the codex I noticed the following paragraph:
    “Note: Your .htaccess file must be writeable for Page Permalinks to work, otherwise you must update your .htaccess file every time you create a Page. “

    EDIT: NEVER MIND. I reloaded copies of my original “archive.php” and archives.php and that seemed to be the problem. Somehow while monkeying around I must have uploaded one of my “experiments” that didn’t work. ?? Thank you SO MUCH for all your time and help Moshu (and everyone else. I’d be lost without you! Now I have to find out why my SEARCH doesn’t work. Won’t that be FUN??

    Oh, I am glad it works ??
    (I just wanted to offer to take a closer look at it – if you send the info, but no more need for that. Good that I refreshed this page to see the edits…)

    Re: search. Doesn’t work at all?

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