Ok, so I was able to create a new page type with this instructions posted by Willr:
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You can have widgets on any page type by adding a WidgetArea to it. Open the page type code and add

static $has_one = array(
"MyWidgets" => "WidgetArea"
);

then in the getCMSFields you will need to add the widget drag and drop system

function getCMSFields() {
$fields = parent::getCMSFields();
$fields->addFieldToTab("Root.Content.Widgets", new WidgetAreaEditor("MyWidgets"));
return $fields;
}

Then last but not least you need to open up your template file and add the code to render the widget area. In this example you would need to put $MyWidgets in the template some where.

Remember to db/build and then flush the page.
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I created a new HomePage.php, flushed the database and it loaded on the CMS... and it has the widget tab!
!
it took me a while to figure this out...
My problem now is that the pages I create with that page type print out the following:

Error
The website server has not been able to respond to your request.

I've been tryint to put the "$MyWidgets" to call the function on the page.ss of my template, also creating a new "HomePage.ss" but no luck...
Please Help

thx

Hi , I've tried your method to add widget type but no success. The following is the code I've added to page.php.
   public static $db = array(
   );
   
public static $has_one = array(
   );
   static $has_one = array(
"MyWidgets" => "WidgetArea"
);
   
function getCMSFields() {
$fields = parent::getCMSFields();
$fields->addFieldToTab("Root.Content.Widgets", new WidgetAreaEditor("MyWidgets"));
return $fields;
}

When I save the file to server I then cannot login or run db/build. I also added the field to page.ss just before the last /div.

I am a complete newbie to PHP and SS so I probably have screwed up the code somewhere. Any help appreciated.

GK