Why is the Bricks template detected but the listing still shows the default Listdom layout?

Problem

You created a Bricks template for Listdom single listing pages, and Bricks appears to detect the template, but the frontend listing page still shows the default WordPress/Listdom layout instead of your Bricks design.

This can happen with the Listdom Bricks Addon Bricks when the listing page is still set to render with WordPress instead of Bricks.

Symptoms

You may see one or more of these signs:

• The template looks correct inside the Bricks editor.
• The frontend listing page still shows the default Listdom single listing layout.
• The WordPress admin bar shows Rendered with WordPress.
• The admin bar still shows Edit with Bricks, but the Bricks template is not applied on the frontend.
• The listing content appears as a default Listdom pre-made layout instead of your Bricks template.

Cause

Bricks includes an admin-bar render mode that lets an enabled post type render with either WordPress or Bricks. If a listing page is set to Rendered with WordPress, the frontend output uses the WordPress rendering engine even if Bricks can detect the assigned template.

In this state, the related Bricks template may exist and open correctly in the editor, but the final listing page does not render through Bricks.

How to Fix It

1. Log in as an administrator.
2. Open the affected listing page on the frontend.
3. Look at the WordPress admin bar.
4. If you see Rendered with WordPress, open that menu.
5. Click Render with Bricks.
6. Refresh the listing page.
7. Clear any site, server, CDN, or optimization plugin cache if needed.

After switching the page back to Bricks rendering, the assigned Bricks template should apply to the listing page.

Astuce

If a Bricks template is detected but the listing still shows the default Listdom layout, check the frontend admin bar first. Switching Rendered with WordPress to Render with Bricks is often the fastest fix.

Recommended Checks

If the issue continues, also check the following:

1. Go to Bricks → Templates.
2. Confirm the template is published.
3. Confirm the template condition targets the Listing post type.
4. Make sure the Listing post type is enabled in Bricks settings.
5. Confirm there is no other Bricks template with a higher-priority condition.
6. If you use Polylang or another multilingual plugin, make sure the Bricks template exists for the correct language.
7. Clear all cache and test again in a private/incognito browser.

Note

Bricks documents the Render with Bricks / Render with WordPress admin-bar control in its official editor documentation, and its Gutenberg documentation explains that the render source can be changed from the top/admin bar.

Bricks: Start Editing With Bricks Official Bricks documentation for the editor interface and admin-bar render controls.

Bricks: Render Content with Bricks or WordPress Official Bricks documentation explaining how to switch the frontend render source.