Ultimate guide to WordPress page templates

loop-page.php

<?php
/*
The include for displaying the loop in static pages.
*/

if ( have_posts() ) while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>

				<article id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>" <?php post_class(); ?>>
					
					<?php if ( is_front_page() ) { ?>
					<?php } else { ?>
						<h2 class="entry-title"><?php the_title(); ?></h2>
					<?php } ?>

					<section class="entry-content">
						<?php the_content(); ?>
					</section><!-- .entry-content -->
				</article><!-- #post-## -->

	<?php do_action( 'compass_comments' ); /* action hook for comments - pluggable so you can override it if you don't want comments displayed */?>

<?php endwhile; ?>

page.php

<?php
/**
 * The template for displaying all pages.
 */

get_header(); ?>

	<?php
	/* Run the page loop to output the page content.
	 */
	 get_template_part( 'loop', 'page' );
	?>

<?php get_sidebar(); ?>
<?php get_footer(); ?>

style.css

.content {
  width: 65%;
  float: left;
}
.sidebar {
  width: 32%;
  float: right;
}
.page-template-template-page-full-width .content,
.page-template-template-page-full-width .sidebar {
  width: 100%;
  float: none;
  clear: both;
}

template-page-full-width.php

<?php
/**
 * Template Name: Full width page
 *
 * A custom page template without sidebar.
 *
 */
get_header(); ?>

	<?php
	/* Run the page loop to output the page content.
	 */
	 get_template_part( 'loop', 'page' );
	?>

<?php get_footer(); ?>