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Well, I created a dummy PRIVATE page, downloaded bw_posts.sql, located the page name, but there was no reference to a template. So I can’t rescue anything by editing the sql.

Thanks for https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Pages.
It includes words ‘Toward the bottom of the Write > Page administration panel (or on the sidebar, depending on which version of WordPress you are using) is a drop-down labeled “Page Template.”‘

Ref does NOT explain why formerly (2 days ago) I could see more than the basic 2 or 3 templates in the PAGE Edit/Attributes/Templates pull-down, and now cannot. Next statement is no longer valid.
“Some themes have custom templates you can use for certain pages that might have additional features or custom layouts. If so, you’ll see them above.”

Without ALL templates in that pull down, how do I USE the templates?
My initial post asked “Can I select a template by other means?”

Several posts to support-forum complain about the loss of said pull down list in PAGE Edit.
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By the way, in exported sql, I found examples of form
(621, 412, ‘_wp_page_template’, ‘default’);
so could change template after page creation. TEDIOUS.

In WP v2.81:
I modified a template file, and it appears in “Edit themes / Theme Files”.
I then went to “Edit Page” and found many, perhaps all, named template files in drop down menu at right for choosing template.

A day later, the ONLY choices which appear in that menu are “default” and “archives”. Changing active theme does not affect this.
Why?
Per threads
https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/201526
https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/190138
1. Switching themes did NOT work for me 7/6/9.
And now neither DEFAULT nor CLASSIC will activate, due to errors in header.php.
2. Removing PAGE templates, log-off, re load templates, log-on did not fix.

I can’t tell whether it’s working in 2.8 or not, because I don’t know exactly how to set it up. Please provide an example of what to place in Page-Editor and/or a template.php. I want a long page to be in convenient sections without hardcoding links to separate pages.

I just realized that page.php has wp_link_pages, as shown below, so why can’t I just insert some sort of <!–nextpage–> tag? … Nothing happens.

<?php get_header(); ?>

	<div id="content">
	<div class="entry">
		<?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
		<div class="post" id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">
		<h2><?php the_title(); ?></h2>

				<?php the_content('<p class="serif">Read the rest of this page &raquo;</p>'); ?>

				<?php wp_link_pages(array('before' => '<p><strong>Pages:</strong> ', 'after' => '</p>', 'next_or_number' => 'number')); ?>

			</div>
		</div>
		<?php endwhile; endif; ?>
	<?php edit_post_link('Edit this entry.', '<p>', '</p>'); ?>
	</div>

<?php get_sidebar(); ?>

<?php get_footer(); ?>

Thanks. I’ll try it.
However, I still like the static list with up/down carets as done by google ad blocks.

thanks

Not ideal, but this works. Edit post-template.php around line 115.
[code]/* $title = sprintf(__('Private: %s'), $title); */
$title = sprintf(__('%s'), $title); [/code]

Can posts have [code] or similar tag to avoid need for HTML character codes in description?
[code]<i> <b> [/code]
That answer is YES! But it did not work for post above.

I wonder if I’m using the right vocabulary. As noted elsewhere, I tried the DashBoard’s TextBox widget, and hyperlink did not work. Is there a “Text Widget” that permits placing simple text or url on left-nav-bar without any label above it?

I’m used to inserting HTML links.
I tried the Text Box widget from the Dashboard,
found that it ignored my hyperlink.
How can I place my own hyperlink, perhaps between SearchBox and “Categories”, to a page of my choice?

It seems I’m saying capelyddol’s logical method did not work for me.