Changing theme

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  kimpurvis · Member · Mar 11, 2020 at 7:08 pm

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  I have taken on managing a website for our organisation. I have been asked to look at changing the theme. Can I build replacement pages in draft without losing the theme for the existing pages – ie until I’m happy with the result?

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Mar 11, 2020 at 11:14 pm

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  The site can only have 1 theme for the whole site, but changing the theme is both quick and safe. The most you’ll need to fix after is re-organize widgets and menus.

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  snap2008 · Member · Mar 27, 2020 at 9:43 am

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  before changing the theme, is there anything that should be backed up i.e. images, documents, content?

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  staff-mckluskey · Staff · Mar 27, 2020 at 9:56 am

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  @snap2008 a theme should not affect your content in any way so, if you’re activating a new theme from our library there is no need for backing up anything.

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  kimpurvis · Member · Mar 27, 2020 at 11:29 am

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  BUT BUT BUT… how do make the change to try it out without instantly replacing the existing theme? I don’t see how to do it…..

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  staff-mckluskey · Staff · Mar 27, 2020 at 11:38 am

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  @kimpurvis You can only try the older themes without activating them by clicking on the three dots next to the theme’s name and choosing the option Try&Customize.

  

  The newer themes don’t have that option as they are built to work with our new Block Editor and the site’s layout will depend entirely on how you set it up. Those themes will add a sample homepage to your site (like the one you see in the demo) that you can replace with your own content.