Can I tweak my site content to its new theme upgrade before I go live with it?

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    berginarchitect · Member ·

    I am thinking of upgrading my site’s theme to a premium one. I have “previewed” the new theme and find that my current theme doesn’t map exactly to the theme I’m considering to upgrade to. Once I upgrade, will it be possible to keep the current theme going live while I tweak the new theme and site off line? Or does the theme upgrade go live immediately? If that’s the case, are there any strategies for tweaking offline while keeping current site live and active? Thank you for any advice…

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    timethief · Member ·

    We can have only one theme displaying on any WordPress.COM blog at any time but we can use the theme customize in preview mode.
    http://en.support.wordpress.com/customizer/

    If you have not purchased the custom design upgrade note that no changes you try out aside from those such as Custom Background, Custom Header, etc. which are stated on the theme description pages in the features column (right hand side) will be visible to visitors.
    http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/
    http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/editing-css/
    http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/custom-fonts/

    You do not need to load the design tools unless you have the Custom Design upgrade. All of these functions can be accessed from your dashboard – without loading the custom design tools – no upgrade required.
    Appearance > Header
    Appearance > Background
    Appearance > Theme Options (applicable only to some themes)
    Settings > Reading (set a static front page)
    Site Title and Tagline > Settings > General

    If you are using the preview mode for the Custom Design upgrade some of the settings in that mode will save but they won’t show up on the front end unless you purchase the upgrade.

    To go back to the free options, go to Appearance → Themes → Customize → Colors and click the “exit the preview” link in yellow at the top of the panel on the right.

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