{"id":16434,"date":"2013-01-16T15:41:36","date_gmt":"2013-01-16T23:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solidwp.com\/?post_type=it_bb_tutorials&#038;p=16434"},"modified":"2025-07-17T06:43:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T13:43:40","slug":"applying-wordpress-page-template","status":"publish","type":"tutorial","link":"https:\/\/solidwp.com\/tutorials\/applying-wordpress-page-template\/","title":{"rendered":"Applying a WordPress Page Template"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 55.3991%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/397182936?app_id=122963&#038;byline=0&#038;badge=0&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0\" style=\"top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;\" allowfullscreen scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"encrypted-media;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Some WordPress themes include page templates that change the way your pages are formatted on the front end of the site. 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