Save the code you have posted as default.ctp in... app/views/layouts/default.ctp
Replace the word HERE with the line... <?php echo $content_for_layout; ?> Now when you go to… your_app.com/pages/contact …in your browser, Cake will put the content of contact.ctp into the default.ctp layout in place of <?php echo $content_for_layout; ?> PW On 7 Jun 2012, at 11:24, gorgoro wicks wrote: > I have no data to retrieve what i want to do is > i have my default page with css and menu home about us contact product > what i want is when i click on about us that the default page "Layout" stays > the same and inside with the same css and menu to add content. > example > > > i have this as default page > > <?php echo $this->element('header'); ?> > <body> > <div id="container_wrapper"> > <div id="container_header"> > <div id="site_title"><h1><a href="#"></a></h1></div> > <div id="container_menu"> > > <?php echo $this->element('_menu'); ?> > </div> <!--_menu --> > > </div> <!-- end of header --> > <div id="container_middle"> > > > </div> <!--- end of middle ---> > <div id="container_main"> > > HERE > <div class="cleaner"></div> > </div> <!-- end of main --> > > > <?php echo $this->element('footer'); ?> > </div> <!-- end of wrapper --> > </html> > > > i have create on pages folder > > about us.ctp contact.ctp pages and i have some content inside > > so then i want this view when i click about us on the menu to stay as it is > BUT in container_main to have different content.The content of about us page > and if i click contact the form to contact . > > what you write it sends to the page without the default page > > > > 2012/6/7 stork <lubomir.st...@gmail.com> > 1. read this page > http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/models/retrieving-your-data.html > 2. be more specific > > -- > Our newest site for the community: CakePHP Video Tutorials > http://tv.cakephp.org > Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://ask.cakephp.org and help > others with their CakePHP related questions. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > cake-php+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php > > > -- > Our newest site for the community: CakePHP Video Tutorials > http://tv.cakephp.org > Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://ask.cakephp.org and help > others with their CakePHP related questions. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > cake-php+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php -- Our newest site for the community: CakePHP Video Tutorials http://tv.cakephp.org Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://ask.cakephp.org and help others with their CakePHP related questions. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cake-php+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php