# Routing Common questions asked by new developers revolve around a misconception. They believe that single.php is what made WordPress load a single post, and talk about making WordPress load archive.php instead so that they can view multiple posts rather than an individual post. That viewpoint is confusing, the truth is that such a viewpoint is completely upside down. The template does not determine the content. The content determines the template used. This chapter will go into more depth regarding how WordPress breaks down a URL, creates a query, then figures out which template to load. * An explanation of how rewrite rules generate a query, which loads a template, which displays a page * Custom Query variables & routing * Adding a rewrite rule * Flushing rewrite rules * Debugging rewrite rules * Clashes & slugs --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://www.wptherightway.org/routing.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.