#21268 closed defect (bug) (duplicate)
_wp_page_template is getting 'stuck' to a page
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Milestone: | Priority: | normal | |
Severity: | minor | Version: | 3.4.1 |
Component: | Posts, Post Types | Keywords: | |
Focuses: | administration | Cc: |
Description
Unmodified WP 3.4.1 / Ummodified TwentyEleven theme
Create a page (id=2). Manually add a postmeta entry for
post_id=2, meta_key = _wp_page_template, meta_value = pagefull.php
The page now opens with margin: 0 7.6%; (correct!)
Now try to change it back to default, either by removing the _wp_page_template postmeta record or by editing the page -> Page Attribute / Template. The page will not revert back to Default. It continually displays as Full Width, and a postmeta item telling post_id 2 to use _wp_page_template = pagefull.php is added.
http://wp34.roveridx.com/?page_id=2
This behavior does not happen in 3.3.2.
Change History (7)
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11 years ago
#3
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11 years ago
- Component changed from General to Administration
- Keywords needs-patch added
- Severity changed from normal to major
#4
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11 years ago
- Keywords close added; needs-patch removed
- Severity changed from major to minor
Thanks for the report. I can't reproduce this in later versions of WordPress — can you please upgrade to 3.7 and let update this ticket if you're still having that problem?
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This could be solved by changing the following line of code on line 659 in file 'wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php'
to
This would always cause a dropdown to be displayed in the Page Attributes Meta Box even if "Default Template" is the only page template option.
This could be a very frustrating experience for a new Wordpress user, who, after switching themes, will no longer be able to update their post_meta fields because their page template is "stuck" on some other themes page template.
Consider this bit of code in 'wp-includes/post.php'. The code will fail when checking for a valid page template, and never run the function, update_post_meta(); So plugins like Yoast SEO or any other using custom meta fields will not be able to save new inputs.
I hope this is helpful for someone and that this problem can get solved.