Erik Teichmann

This is a bit of code that will can be used as a page template in WordPress. It first displays the parent page, then enters a loop to display all of the child pages. This is really useful for organization in large WordPress-as-a-CMS sites.

Just make a new PHP file in your theme directory and paste in this code:

<?php
/*
Template Name: Section Listing Page
*/
?>

<?php get_header(); ?>

<?php if(have_posts()) : while(have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
	<div class="post" id="<?php the_ID(); ?>">
		<h2><?php the_title(); ?></h2><?php edit_post_link('Edit this Page','<p class="meta">','</p>'); ?>
		<div class="entry">
			<?php the_content(); ?>
		</div>
	</div> <!-- end "post" -->
	<?php $pageid = get_the_ID(); ?>
<?php endwhile; endif; ?>

<?php $subpages = new WP_Query("post_parent=$pageid&post_type='page'&orderby=title&order=ASC");
		if($subpages->have_posts()) : while($subpages->have_posts()) : $subpages->the_post(); ?>
			<div class="post">
					<?php echo '<h3><a name="' . the_slug() . '" href="' . the_permalink() . '">' . get_the_title() . '</a></h3>'; ?>
				<?php edit_post_link('Edit this Page','<p class="meta">','</p>'); ?>
				<div class="entry">
					<?php the_content(); ?>
				</div>
			</div>
		<?php endwhile; endif; ?>

<?php get_sidebar(); ?>

<?php get_footer(); ?>

Then all you need to do is select your file under “Page Template” on the edit screen.