# What happened to the "custom template" feature in Ghost pages?

**URL:** <https://forum.ghost.org/t/what-happened-to-the-custom-template-feature-in-ghost-pages/32270>\
**Category:** Themes\
**Created:** [August 24, 2022, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/what-happened-to-the-custom-template-feature-in-ghost-pages/32270 "2022-08-24T16:36:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![dabitch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/dabitch/32/25042_2.png) [@dabitch](https://forum.ghost.org/u/dabitch)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/what-happened-to-the-custom-template-feature-in-ghost-pages/32270/1 "2022-08-24T16:36:54Z")

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Hey

So in earlier versions of Ghost we could create custom templates to give your posts a distinctive look. There is a tutorial here that takes you through it step by step : [Create a custom post template](https://ghost.org/tutorials/create-a-custom-post-template/)

The idea is to write a hbs page for that specific looks, and then you can select it when you edit or create the page - as seen here:

 ![custom-template-select](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/ghost2/original/3X/e/9/e9d579d69490f3a8ac687d6dbed872b471317fbf.jpeg)

As Ghost has been updated, this little drop-down menu feature has vanished. I’m currently on Ghost 5.10.1 and no longer see that when I create or edit a “page” in Ghost. I’m updatiing my old Ghost theme to work with Ghost 5 because when I change to any other theme, I lose the functions that I created in the .hbs pages for this theme, and I can’t recreate it with these instructions.

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**Author:** ![Hannah](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/hannah/32/22_2.png) [@Hannah](https://forum.ghost.org/u/Hannah)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/what-happened-to-the-custom-template-feature-in-ghost-pages/32270/2 "2022-08-24T17:32:24Z")

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That feature hasn’t changed or moved. Any templates in your active theme that start with `custom-*.hbs` will appear in the list.

If you’re working locally, Ghost picks up changes to any existing files, but only picks up new files on restart.

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**Author:** ![dabitch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/dabitch/32/25042_2.png) [@dabitch](https://forum.ghost.org/u/dabitch)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/what-happened-to-the-custom-template-feature-in-ghost-pages/32270/3 "2022-08-24T20:13:03Z")

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Oh! So instead of say “tags.hbs” that I created, I should name the files “custom-tags.hbs” to have it appear? That’s easy enough to update.

_tested quickly_ Ah yes, that does make the drop-down list appear again! Thank you.