Creating a custom content template

We've established a custom base structure for our home page and set up a custom page template to remove the normal page title. Now it's time to create a custom template for our home page content.

Roots manages content loops in files named content-page.php, content-single.php, and content.php in the templates folder as shown in the following screenshot:

Creating a custom content template

If you look at the contents of these files, you'll see the loops for standard posts and pages.

We want to make our own custom version of content-page.php:

  1. Duplicate content-page.php.
  2. Rename it content-home.php.
  3. Open content-home.php in your editor and you'll see the following ...

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