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Posted by Hassanain Anver
Hassanain Anver
4,902 Points

A template that extends another one cannot have a body in "contact.twig" Need HELP!

i successfully made my index.html in to a main.twig file, and i used it as a template already, but now I'm trying to create a second template and its giving me the following error:

A template that extends another one cannot have a body in "contact.twig"

http://port-80-vz5x68xhq3.treehouse-app.com/contact

4 Answers

pi R
pi R
12,720 Points
pi R
pi R
12,720 Points

Hi dude ! Did you delete the tags in your contact.twig file? Take a snapshot of your workspace if still in trouble ;) will be usefull for us to check your code.

Hassanain Anver
Hassanain Anver
4,902 Points 
{% extends 'main.twig' %}
{% block content %} 

        <!-- Main Content -->
            <section id="contact-us">
                <div class="container-fluid">
                    <div class="row">
                        <div class="col-sm-4 padding-0">
                            <div id="map"></div>
                        </div>
                        <div class="col-sm-4 padding-0 contct-middle-back">
                            <div class="contact-us-info">
                                <h2>Contact Info</h2>
                                <p>
                                    Vivamus vel lacinia eros. Aliquam porttitor sed nisi con se- 
                                    quat auctor. Praesent volutpat tortor sit amet massa tristique sollicitudin. Pellentesque elit purus, sodales at pharetra vitae, condimentum at sapien. Curabitur justo dui, ornare id diam sit amet, condimentum vestibulum 
                                </p>
                                <p class="contact-add"><span>Address:</span> Some Street 123, Manhattan, New York, USA</p>
                                <p><span>Telephone:</span><a href="tel:+001233456">  +00 123 3456</a></p>
                                <p><span>Email:</span>  <a href="mailto:info@business.com">info@business.com</a></p>
                            </div>
                        </div>
                        <div class="col-sm-4 padding-0 contct-right-back">

                            <div class="contact-form-1">
                                <h2>Send us a Message</h2>
                                <!-- Contact Form -->                            
                                <form class="form" id="contact_form" method="post" autocomplete="off">
                                    <div class="clearfix">

                                        <div class="contact-applied-form">

                                            <!-- Name -->
                                            <div class="form-group triggerAnimation animated" data-animate="fadeInRight">
                                                <label for="name"> <span class="content-red">*</span> Full Name</label>
                                                <input type="text" name="name" id="name" class="reply-info-field form-control" pattern=".{3,100}" required>
                                            </div>
                                        </div>
                                        <div class="contact-applied-form">
                                            <!-- Email -->
                                            <div class="form-group triggerAnimation animated" data-animate="fadeInRight">
                                                <label for="email"><span class="content-red">*</span>Your Email address</label>
                                                <input type="email" name="email" id="email" class="reply-info-field form-control" pattern=".{5,100}" required>
                                            </div>
                                        </div>

                                        <div class="contact-applied-form">

                                            <!-- Message -->
                                            <div class="form-group triggerAnimation animated" data-animate="fadeInRight">
                                                <label for="message">Your message (Optional):</label>
                                                <textarea rows="6" name="message" id="message" class="reply-info-area form-control"></textarea>
                                            </div>

                                        </div>

                                    </div>

                                    <!-- Send Button -->
                                    <button class="submit_btn btn btn-mod btn-large btn-full contact-submit-btn-1 triggerAnimation animated" data-animate="bounceIn" id="submit_btn_2">
                                        apply now
                                    </button>

                                    <div id="result"></div>

                                </form>
                            </div>
                        </div>
                    </div>
            {% endblock content %}  </div>
            </section>
        <!--/ End Main Content -->
Ted Sumner
Ted Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 Points

Formatted code quote.

Hassanain Anver
Hassanain Anver
4,902 Points
Hassanain Anver
Hassanain Anver
4,902 Points

sorry the extends code is sticking out but thats my current code for contact.twig

pi R
pi R
12,720 Points
pi R
pi R
12,720 Points

Try to put your endblock AFTER the section closing tag.

Hassanain Anver
Hassanain Anver
4,902 Points
Hassanain Anver
Hassanain Anver
4,902 Points

got it fixed! I missed out on removing the classes before, which were already on the main.twig.Thanks mate!

Ted Sumner
Ted Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 Points

Please post your fixed code for future reference.