Changing my blogs Theme…?

normand99 · Member · Apr 24, 2013 at 5:35 am
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Okay, so I am thinking about changing my blogs theme.

However, what can I expect when this happens?? After changing the theme, will I have to re-format every blog post I have ever written on this particular blog?

I dont want to change the theme until I know how much work is involved. I dont want to spend a lot of time going back and formatting old posts all over again.

Thanks

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timethief · Member · Apr 24, 2013 at 5:36 am
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No content is ever lost when changing themes.

Go to Dashboard > Appearance > Themes
browse themes until you find one you like and click “activate”
or type in the name of the theme you want to use and
click the “activate” link when it appears

After you change your theme all you need to do is go here Dashboard > Appearance > Widgets > Inactive Widgets and re-install them where you want them to appear. The widget contents and settings will be the same as they were prior to changing themes.
normand99 · Member · Apr 24, 2013 at 5:49 am
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Thanks for the help…but I wasn’t asking whether or not my information would be lost.

I was asking if I would lose the formatting I had done to the text in each of my current blog’s posts.

Thanks again!!
normand99 · Member · Apr 24, 2013 at 5:58 am
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Here is what I am thinking….I currently have theme “x.”

However, I think theme “y” is a pretty cool theme as well.

IF I switch to Y, do I have to reformat my posts that I have already posted? Will block quotes, italics, etc. remain as I originally input them?

Also, if after a week or so, I decide that I do, in fact, like theme “X” best and I decide to switch back….will my posts need to be reformatted (again) after I switch back to theme “x”..?

Or will my posts remain formatted as I have already done, regardless of which theme I change too (and regardless if I change back)!?

Thanks
anonyas · Member · Apr 24, 2013 at 6:00 am
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Everything should automatically re-format for you if you switch themes….
raincoaster · Member · Apr 24, 2013 at 6:01 am
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You will lose some of it, since formatting is dependent on width. To minimize it, change to a theme with the same width.
normand99 · Member · Apr 24, 2013 at 6:02 am
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Oh…thanks. I appreciate it.

How do I check the width of the theme??

Thanks
raincoaster · Member · Apr 24, 2013 at 6:21 am
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I’m afraid there is no automated way to search this, and no up to date list as far as I’m aware. As long as you change to a theme that is at least as wide or wider, you’ll minimize reformatting issues.
normand99 · Member · Apr 25, 2013 at 1:52 pm
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Okay…so as wide, or wider. Good to know.

Is there a way to guess how wide a theme is by looking at it? I mean, do I look at the width of the blog post column? Or something else?

I guess I dont know exactly what you mean when you say “width of the blog.” What part exactly are you referring too?

Thanks
normand99 · Member · Apr 25, 2013 at 1:54 pm
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Oh…and when we are talking about reformatting…I just want to make sure we are on the same page.

My concern is that my posts, as I have formatted them (italics, block quotes, bold words, hyper links, photos added to posts, etc.) will be removed or messed up when I switch themes. However, other may be referring to other formatting issues…

So, are we talking about the same formatting issues or will the posts (as I have created them) potentially stay the same?
timethief · Member · Apr 25, 2013 at 8:47 pm
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Each theme has different styling for blockquotes, etc. but aside from that you ought to have no issues. I strongly suggest all bloggers register a test blog and make it private for this kind of use. You can even make it into a mirror blog of the main one so you know in advance exactly what to expect. Scroll down to “Creating a mirror blog” http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2010/05/19/how-to-select-a-wordpress-com-theme-part-1/

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