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title: What is a template
description: "In WordPress terms, a template is a page layout that's available within a theme. WordPress defines two types of templates: - **Single** - Defining the layout for a single page or post - **Archive **- Used to display a series of similar…"
url: "https://support.bluspider.com/kb/what-is-a-template/"
updated: "2024-08-09"
category: WordPress
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# What is a template

In WordPress terms, a template is a page layout that's available within a theme. WordPress defines two types of templates:

- **Single** - Defining the layout for a single page or post
- **Archive **- Used to display a series of similar pages in summary format, much like an index

Templates exist for both pages and posts and there are at least 2 for each type of content.

- Page single
- Page Archive
- Post Single
- Post Archive

Templates ship in themes and help provide a uniform look and feel for the website.