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ok

I’m a cut and paster, not a WP programmer. Not sure I can follow you.

I do see that WP Reading Settings lets me select A static page for posts, but seems not to allow more.

thanks

I DO NOT WANT default header. That is the whole purpose — to put a non WP page into the WP system.
esmi, are you saying the work should all be done in user.php, not in PageEdit? If so, you confirm my conclusion.

New site https://hdtv-led.info/ has Default and another theme installed.

Description https://hdtv-led.info/template-test-cases/
Example of HTML https://hdtv-led.info/html-in-template/
Example of blank display https://hdtv-led.info/template-name-here/

Conclusion:
I can put HTML code into a supposed “template.php” and view it,
but a blank named template shows blank display. Both cases
suppress the usual header/footer/sidebars etc. Both cases
ignore text entered thru PageEdit.

Various WP docs had said that I can define a template to merely select in place of the default page template, but this does not work for me. On another site, added templates did not even show up in the PageEdit pull down.

Several sources say the same thing, yet I display ZILCH, NICHTS, NADA.
Only if I put the HTML in the supposed template.php do I see my code without usual [default] headers, sidebars. Of course, that defies concept of TEMPLATE usuable for many pages.

I believe my own eyes. I’d like to see YOUR results.

I tried it in WP 2.81. All I see is blank display, not my HTML.

Well I managed to get this template visible in default theme Page Edit pull down, minimum.php

<?php
/**
 * @package WordPress
 * @subpackage Default_Theme
Template Name: Minimum
*/
?>

Then I put “Hello World” in that template and saved page.
NOTHING displays in browser.
That last step is a killer. Help, anyone?

ALL themes, including default.

Sorry if I mis worded that.
I DO paste into the HTML mode. I only look like a completely stupid newbie.

I tried, and it only shows TWO TEMPLATES, default and archives.

I went to another of my sites, found PAGE Editor was showing only templates default and archives. I toggled to DEFAULT theme, still only 2 templates in pull-down. Toggled back, same.
So, as I said initially (and cited thread also said)
“PAGE Edit Template List Lost”
It ain’t me, guys, it’s WP.

I just tried it again and got err msg
Fatal error: Call to undefined function body_class() in /home/parent/public_html/domain/wp-content/themes/default/header.php on line 35 [aliases ‘parent’ and ‘domain’ inserted for host account and domain name]
How do I restore ability to activate DEFAULT theme?
For CLASSIC, I get error
Fatal error: Call to undefined function body_class() in /home/parent/public_html/domain/wp-content/themes/classic/header.php on line 25
Re uploading the 2 themes did not fix.

Already been there, done that.

RE:”Why is there no Page Template option when writing or editing a Page?”
Already been there, done that. See my original post.