I see that this:
<body>
<div id="content-area">
<?php print $content; ?>
</div>
<?php print $page_closure; ?>
<?php print $closure; ?>
</body>
Will actually render all the content of a page. So all those other variables are only for regions. But, remove that one variable, $content and no matter how much else PHP one has in the template, nothing gets rendered.
I'm trying to specifically call the primary and secondary links in certain areas of a page.tpl.php template.
My attempts moving around a code block within the standard page.tpl.php file haven't worked; wherever I put the secondary, they always appear below the primary.
For instance, this:
<?php
print theme(array('links__system_main_menu', 'links'), $primary_links,
array(
'id' => 'main-menu',
'class' => 'links clearfix',
));
?>
Doesn't matter if it's after the secondary in source order... it always appear on top of my secondary links. Even if I put it below the $footer variable. So how can I get those links to be called in a different area of the page.tpl.php template?
I have no blocks in any region. I realize I can just use CSS to reposition the menus, but that doesn't seem right to move them across/down a page that kind of distance.
What is snippet/way to pull out specific content from the $content variable, specifically the primary and secondary links and place them within the page.tpl.php template where I would like them?
$content_topyet asking about the$contentvariable I am not really sure what your question is...