Redesigning website in background

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  elainebutler · Member · Jun 9, 2020 at 12:17 pm

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  Hi

  I’ve a blog that I’d like to turn into a website. This will require me rejigging some of the content I have to be accessible under a new menu structure. I’d like to do all of this rejigging in the background, and once ready publish the new website thereby replacing my old blog.

  Is it possible to do this? If so, what’s the best way to go about it?

  Thanks in advance for your help.

  Regards
  Elaine

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  supernovia · Staff · Jun 10, 2020 at 12:48 am

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  Hi Elaine, I think I understand.

  Have you thought about adding new “pages” to the site but not adding them to the menu yet? Then when you’re ready to go live, swap out the front page and add your menu:

  Set the Homepage

  If you need something a bit more complex than that, let us know. We’ll see if we can help.

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  elainebutler · Member · Jun 10, 2020 at 11:51 am

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  Thank you so, so much for that advice. As per your instructions I have created a new homepage showing my latest blog posts. So cool, didn’t know I could do that.

  Is it possible to keep my existing theme displayed on this static home page? Or if I want to change the theme will I have to change it on all pages?

  Regards
  Elaine

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  staff-mckluskey · Staff · Jun 10, 2020 at 12:09 pm

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  The theme applies to your whole site so if you change it, you will see the change on all your pages and posts. I hope that answers your question :)

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  elainebutler · Member · Jun 10, 2020 at 2:24 pm

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  Ah, I see. Might be hard for me to redesign the website / blog behind the scenes then.

  Thanks for your help.

  Regards
  Elaine