Can I preview my site with new theme before publishing?

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  miqspiqs · Member · May 4, 2017 at 1:41 pm

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  I want to change the theme on my blog but ideally check it all before publishing. Is this possible?

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  dave2swords · Member · May 4, 2017 at 2:20 pm

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  Hello
  Yes it is possible.

  1. Click on the My Sites at the top left of your browser window.
  2. Scroll down a little and you will see Themes.
  3. Click on the word Themes.

  The panel to the right will change to show themes.

  1. Click on one you want to try.< A new window will open up.
  2. Click Try and Customize at the top right.

  The customizer will load and you can play with the theme to see if it will suit your needs. If you like it, click Activate and you have a nifty new theme. If you do not like it, close out of the window and repeat this process until you hit the right theme for you.

  Hope that helps!
  dave

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  miqspiqs · Member · May 4, 2017 at 2:31 pm

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  Thanks. Does that mean that all the characteristics of my blog, i.e photos, child pages, widgets etc will show but within a new theme?

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  dave2swords · Member · May 4, 2017 at 3:18 pm

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  Yes. It is like you changed the theme but without the commitment :-)
  dave