I wanted to override page.tpl.php for specific content type. I have tried these thing, nothing works for me.
page--article.tpl.php
page--node--article.tpl.php
page--node--type--article.tpl.php
page--node-type--article.tpl.php
page--type--article.tpl.php
But when I targetted specific node by number i.e. page--node--8.tpl.php
it worked fine.
I think page--article.tpl.php
should have worked, but I dont know why its not working.
Please tell me if I am naming it wrong. and how can I debug such things. I have heard I can use Devel module, but know nothing about it. A slight hint in right direction will be appreciated.
Thanks in advance
You have to make sure that your template can handle this ... I got a code snippet that worked for me here:
http://drupal.org/node/1089656#comment-4426790
<?php
function themeName_preprocess_page(&$vars, $hook) {
if (isset($vars['node'])) {
// If the node type is "blog_madness" the template suggestion will be "page--blog-madness.tpl.php".
$vars['theme_hook_suggestions'][] = 'page__'. $vars['node']->type;
}
}
?>