How to Create Pages Programmatically and Add Template – WordPress

Creating of  custom pages  through program is a  part of  theme building . By the before getting  into topic we need some  idea  to initiate  the task.  Here i am going to create a  custom  contact  page  for  my theme  and  it  will  be added through programmatically, when the theme is activated.

Now, first we have to create a template page  for contact page.  Here is  the  code  for contact  page.

<?php
/**
Template name: KV Contact
*/
//  contact  form  content  goes  here. ( contact.php)
$message = '';

if(empty($_POST['name']))   die('Please ensure name is provided');

else { 
$isNumeric = preg_match("/\S*\d+\S*/", trim($_POST['name'])) ? true : false; 

if( $isNumeric == true) 	die('Please Dont provide a fake one by wasting of time');

else 
	$name= trim($_POST['name']);
}
if(empty($_POST['phoneno']) )	die(' Please Enter Your Phone Number for Communication!'); 
else {
	$number = trim(preg_replace("/\D/","",$_POST['phoneno']));
if( (strlen($number) >= 10) && (strlen($number) <= 14) ) { /* ok */ }
else { die(' Enter a valid phone number for communication ! ');  }
}
if(empty($_POST['message']))	die(' Please enter your Message!');
else $message = trim($_POST['message']);

// Email Subject
if(empty($_POST['subject-mail']))	die(' Please enter a subject!');
else $subject = trim($_POST['subject-mail']);

$sender_email = trim($_POST['email']);

// Email to send to
$to = 'varadharajv@kvcodes.com';

// Construct a header to send who the email is from
$header = 'From: ' . $name. '<' . $sender_email . '>' ."\r\n" . 'Phone Number : '.$number. "\r\n" .' Sub : ' .$subject . "\r\n" ;

// Try sending the email
if(!mail($to, $subject, $message, $header)){
    die('Error sending email.');
}else{ 
    die('Email sent!');
	mail($sender_email, 'Thank you for Contacting Us!', ' Hi!,    Our Marketing Executives Contact You very soon. Thank you for message. <br> <br> With Regards, <br>KV Codes' , 'From : '.$to);
}

get_header();
?>
	<div id="wrapper">
 <div id="inner" style="background:#f9f9f9;">
    	<div class="container">
		    <div class="section group">
	            <div class="col span_3_of_4">  
                        <div class="roundedbox">
	<div id="greybar" class="pricesheader">
    	<div class="container">
			<h1><?php the_title(); ?></h1>
			<div class="clear"></div>

        </div>
    </div> 

	<div id="result"  style="display :none" > </div> 

                    <table width="100%"  style="border: 0px solid #ddd; " >
<form  method='post' action='cont.php' id='contact-form'> <tr> <td style="padding-bottom: 15px;">  </td> <td>    <div style="font-size:9px; padding-top : 20px;  "  > <strong> Note : </strong> * fields are necessary to fill it properly! </div>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td>        
                  Name* :  </td> <td style="padding-bottom: 15px;">  <input name="name" id="name" type="text">  </td> </tr> 

                   <tr> <td style="padding-bottom: 15px;">  Email: </td> <td>  <input name="email" id="email" type="text"> </td> </tr> 

                   <tr> <td style="padding-bottom: 15px;">  Phone Number *: (+91) </td> <td> <input name="phoneno" id="phoneno" type="text"> </td> </tr> 

			<tr> <td style="padding-bottom: 15px;"> Website : </td> <td> <input name="website" id="website" type="text">  </td> </tr> 
                  <tr> <td style="padding-bottom: 15px;">  Subject : </td> <td> <input name="subject-mail" id="subject" type="text">  </td> </tr> 
            <tr> <td style="padding-bottom: 15px;"> Message * :   </td> <td> <textarea name="message" class="msg"  id="message" height="60px" ></textarea> </td> </tr> 
                  <tr> <td ></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 15px;"> 
                <input type="submit" name="send" value=" Send " class="sidebar-btn" > </td> </tr> 
            </form> </table> 	
		</div>
</div>
		<?php get_sidebar('static-sidebar'); ?>
		</div>	
		</div>	
		</div> </div>
<?php get_footer(); ?>

Than  write the  following function to call  the  template  when  the contact  page  is  opened. Open your currently activated theme and open your “functions.php” file the add the following function into it.

<?php 
function kv_create_contact_page() {

$page = get_pages(); 	
	$contact_page= array(	'slug' => 'contact',	'title' =>'KV Contact'	);

foreach ($pages as $page) { 
		$apage = $page->post_name; 
		 switch ( $apage ){ 
			case 'contact' :   				$contact_found= '1';		break;			
			default:					$no_page;			
		}		
	}

	if($contact_found != '1'){
		$page_id = wp_insert_post(array(
			'post_title' => $contact_page['title'],
			'post_type' =>'page',		
			'post_name' => $contact_page['slug'],
			'post_status' => 'publish',
			'post_excerpt' => 'User profile and author page details page ! '	
		));
	add_post_meta( $page_id, '_wp_page_template', 'pages/contact.php' );
	}
}
add_action('admin_init', 'kv_create_contact_page');
?>

That’s it  you  have  done  . Creating of a  wordpress  page  and  call  the  template  through  programmatically.

If you  have  any doubts and  bugs  just  ping  me a  comment.