Page--front.tpl.php not working - Tao theme

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This should be really simple, maybe I'm just having a moment. Why is my page--front.tpl.php not rendering my home page? I'm using a tao subtheme.

Here's my tpl.php file.

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(There's no other page--front.tpl.php in the tao folder.)

Here's my front page settings:

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And here's theme developer telling me that the front page is using page.tpl.php to load:

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I've cleared my cache with drush a couple times and restarted my local server. What else am I missing?

are the user/group ids and permissions the same as the rest of the files in the directory? eg, can your webserver read it. — Jimajamma, Aug 3 '13 at 15:42
don't add .php at the last of file name, just only add the page--front.tpl — Bala, Aug 5 '13 at 0:53

Pontus Nilsson · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-03 16:04:07Z

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I think I see a Windows specific issue here.

Notice how block.tpl only has the extension tpl and your new file page--front.tpl.php has php as extension in the filename?

Maybe Windows hides the php extension when you list files (and instead shows it under Type)?

Try removing .php from page--front.tpl.php and see if it still under the Type column shows up as php. If so clear cache and carry on :)

answered Aug 3 '13 at 15:58

Pontus Nilsson

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Spot on :D Thank you so much for that, it actually solved another problem where I'd done the same thing as well. (Also thank you to Bala for spotting the same thing) – Dominic Woodman Aug 5 '13 at 18:24

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Gaurav Goel · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-11 10:09:43Z

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Following steps resolved the issue to create custom front page for Drupal 7.

Create a file - page--front.tpl.php. Notice two hyphens instead of one.
Clear the cache - Configuration >> Development >> Performance>> Clear all caches

answered Oct 11 '14 at 10:09

Gaurav Goel

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