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Or would you like the index template in know_how to display entries from the channel? If so, then you need to use the channel:entries tag there and use url_title={segment_2}

{exp:channel:entries channel=“know_how” url_title={segment_2}}

You can then use an {if} to display the list of articles if there’s no segment2, else display the chosen article.

Thanks, that was exactly it… I wasn’t using a template therefore the index was being used. Don’t worry I’m learning more and more each day!

thanks guys

Yes, it does take some time getting used to the way EE handles things, it did for me.

I’d hold off on trying to have the index template serve both single and multi-entry views.  It’s do-able, but not something I’d suggest to an EE newbie..😊  It’s more complex when you start looking at pagination, categories, etc that all need to be handled - really takes an add-on or two to work well.

Ha Ha, thanks guys. I was just about to post on here that I would love to be able to use the index template to serve both pages, but as a beginner I think I’ll use the two templates 😉

OK I’ve got another one for you….

Here is the index template:
http://tgls.thebluecube.com/know-how/

Here is the article template:
http://tgls.thebluecube.com/know-how/article/article-number-one

The title and paragraph in the left column are added to the index with:

<h1>
  {exp:channel:entries channel="website_pages"}
    {page_title}
  {/exp:channel:entries}
  </h1>
 

  {exp:channel:entries channel="website_pages"}
      {website_content}
  {/exp:channel:entries}

How do I get it to show in the article template???!!!

Yes, it’s a little tricky if you need to use pagination, etc. Personally I avoid pagination of articles, if possible, since most people prefer everything on one page even if it is a long one.  😊

How can I get that text from the website_pages channel into the article template?

Fixed it 😊

<h1>
  {exp:channel:entries channel="website_pages"}
    {page_title}
  {/exp:channel:entries}
  </h1>
 

  {exp:channel:entries channel="website_pages"}
      {website_content}
  {/exp:channel:entries}

It would be better to do this:

{exp:channel:entries channel="website_pages"}

  <h1>{page_title}</h1>
    
  {website_content}

{/exp:channel:entries}

To give you a particularly complete understanding of the relationships between entries and templates, I would recommend having a relaxed walk-through Mike Boyink’s site, train-ee.com.  His free tutorials are an outstanding orientation to EE.

Thanks John - appreciated.