Program Deleted My Entire Website for a Theme

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  danielburdick · Member · Sep 12, 2023 at 3:13 am

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  The WordPress program literally deleted my entire website because I chose a theme after I added content. In 2023, I must chose my theme before I add content or all is lost?

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  supernovia · Staff · Sep 12, 2023 at 10:06 pm

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  Hi @danielburdick, some themes will replace the front page, though they do warn you about that prior to switching.

  If you want to keep the new theme but revert to your old front page, head to https://wordpress.com/pages/drafts and re-publish the page (changing the title if needed) then set it as your front page again at https://wordpress.com/settings/reading

  If that still isn’t working for you, can you confirm whether you see your content if you edit your pages and posts? Let us know and we’ll go from there.