how to use a theme template again with original/default template settings

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  theorangemarmalade · Member · Oct 18, 2016 at 7:34 pm

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  I had some issues with the theme gateway while editing and publishing my blog. Unable to remove sidebar from home page, accidentally deleted the original home page link, etc. Now i want to use this template again with fresh settings. I tried switching to different theme template and then activating gateway theme again. But still the same settings. Please help

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  timethief · Member · Oct 18, 2016 at 7:40 pm

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  https://theorangemarmalade.wordpress.com/ is wearing the Gateway theme.

  re: getting started

  Your detailed theme description page is at https://wordpress.com/themes/gateway/ and that’s where set up instructions for it are found. The live demo site is at https://gatewaydemo.wordpress.com/

  You must be logged in under the username account that registered the site first. Make sure you are running an updated browser version found at http://browsehappy.com or upgrade, please.

  The Admin login link to the dashboard for every blog hosted by wordpress.COM is:

  http://NAME_OF_BLOG.wordpress.com/wp-admin/

  * You will have to replace “name_of_blog” with your actual blog’s name in that URL.

  If the log-in information is lost you need to visit https://en.wordpress.com/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword

  Every theme has a detailed theme description page with set up instructions like this one https://wordpress.com/themes/twentysixteen/ and a live demo site like this one https://twentysixteendemo.wordpress.com/

  For creating a post in the New editor see here http://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/#publish-a-new-post
  For creating a page in the new editor see here
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/#create-a-new-page

  For editing in the new editor see:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/edit-posts-screen/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/edit-pages-screen/

  re: recovering a lost post or page
  If the post was created on the dashboard of your own blog at Dashboard > Pages > Add New then you ought to be able to recover a lost post or page from revisions if needed.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/post-revisions/
  For Pages see http://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/page-revisions/

  See also if applicable see > restoring from trash when you have not permanently deleted a post or page http://en.support.wordpress.com/trash/#restoring-from-trash

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  siobhyb · Member · Oct 19, 2016 at 10:59 am

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  Hi @theorangemarmalade,

  In addition to @timethief’s guidance for getting setup with Gateway, I’m able to import some dummy content and settings from the theme’s demo site to yours.

  To do that, though, I would need to delete any existing content on your site.

  Let me know if you’re happy with that and would like to go with that option. (You’d first need to activate Gateway on your site again.)

  Thanks!

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  theorangemarmalade · Member · Oct 21, 2016 at 4:57 pm

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  Hi @siobhyb

  Thank you for your response. As the theme wasn’t working for me, so I had activated a different one. I am pretty much happy with it. I would contact you definitely if would feel to get back to my favorite theme – gateway :)

  Thank you so much once again.

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  siobhyb · Member · Oct 24, 2016 at 11:32 am

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  You’re welcome! Please do let us know if you decide to activate Gateway again and we’ll help out from there.