I am having great difficulty finding how to create a zen front page that has a different layout from the rest of the pages.
First I looked here in Core templates and suggestions:
http://drupal.org/node/190815
where I found this info:
page-[front|internal/path].tpl.php
base template: page.tpl.php
The suggestions are numerous. The one that takes precedence is for the front page. The rest are based on the internal path of the current page. Do not confuse the internal path to path aliases which are not accounted for. Keep in mind that the commonly used Path auto module works its magic through path aliases.
The front page can be set at "Administration > Configuration > System > Site information." In Drupal 6, at "Administrator > Site configuration > Site information." Anything set there will trigger the suggestion of "page-front.tpl.php" for it.
The list of suggested template files is in order of specificity based on internal paths. One suggestion is made for every element of the current path, though numeric elements are not carried to subsequent suggestions. For example, "http://www.example.com/node/1/edit" would result in the following suggestions:
1. page-node-edit.tpl.php
2. page-node-1.tpl.php
3. page-node.tpl.php
4. page.tpl.php
I have created a subtheme and have moved the page.tpl.php file there into the themes directory. If I edit it it does change my home page. Then I created a page-front.tpl.php file in the same themes directory of my subtheme. This template is ignored. I put a copy of it in the main zen theme folder also and this also made no difference. This tells me that the page-front.tpl.php file is ignored or not recognized.
What I want is a 2 column layout on the home page and 3 column in the rest of the site. I am sure I will need other 2 column pages in other parts of my site as well. How do I do this? I have read all the documentation and I just can not find the answer.
My apologies if this is posted in the wrong place. Please advise.
