Hi there, I know this thread is pretty old but I made the same mistake with the over ride system and I believe I have created my custom template the right way so far. My only problem is that I am missing all sideboxes and my search bar. I didn't modify these files so I have not copied them to my template but they are no longer displaying when I select my template. The search bar is just the site search and the sideboxes are categories, information, important links, and such. I'm working on a site that is not online yet so I can't post a link, I know it's helpful but I don't have one. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. I am still learning the over ride system so thank you for any help in advance.