title: How to properly add a page template in wordpress?
body: <p>I'm trying to add 2 page templates (one would be my default page, and one extra) using wordpress as a a CMS (content management system). </p>
  
  <p>I have 2 php files, one named VM.php (my default page) and the other lol.php (I'm just testing here, so excuse my funny page names). On BOTH files, at the very top I have written the script to their corresponding pages: </p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;?php /* Template Name: VM */ ?&gt;
  
  &lt;?php /* Template Name: lol */ ?&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>As you can see in the screen shot below, I have both files in the the parent folder of wp-content/themes as well as in a sub folder wp-content/themes/my-theme (I tried using the sub folder alone with nothing in the parent folder to see if it would work, and also tried it by deleting the sub folder, either way it didn't work). </p>
  
  <p>Here is the link to the old screen shot:</p>
  
  <pre><code>http://s1228.photobucket.com/user/Ebadly/media/random/ScreenShot2013-11-20at12342PM_zps4b0c04d6.png.html
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, but the option of choosing page templates when creating a new template is not showing up. Am I missing something here? </p>
  
  <p>EDIT:
  Here is a new screen shot to show the new hierarchy of the my-theme folder:</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/oitTf.jpg" alt="Here is a new screen shot to show the new hierarchy of the my-theme folder:"></p>