Sapphire – retired theme replacement

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    chinese1909aype · Member ·

    I have an old blog at
    http://chinese1909aype.wordpress.com
    I used the Sapphire theme and it has been retired. I liked it. Is there something comparable?

    The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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    timethief · Member ·

    Themes are retired when they no longer support all WordPress.com features. They can be used only on blogs that have previously used them but not on any new blogs registered after retirement. There is no replacement theme per se. You can use any free two column theme https://theme.wordpress.com/themes/features/two-columns/?sort=free

    re: changing themes on WordPress.COM hosted blogs
    Themes are just “skins” on WordPress.COM hosted blogs. You can quickly and easily change themes on any WordPress.COM hosted blog to another one found here http://wordpress.com/themes/ and no data will be lost or negatively affected by the change. The only time you may have to do some work is if you are changing to a dramatically different theme and have done any CSS editing.

    Provided you are logged in as Admin under the same username account that registered the blog go to Dashboard > Appearance > Themes, Browse themes until you find one you like and click the “activate” or the “preview” link, or type in the name of the theme you want to use 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.

    Note that every theme will have a detailed theme description page with set up instructions and a live demo site page that you can consult. Here’s an example:
    https://wordpress.com/themes/expound
    https://expounddemo.wordpress.com/

    re: using the theme customizer
    Have you consulted this support doc? https://en.support.wordpress.com/customizer/

    If you have not purchased the custom design upgrade, then note that no changes you try out aside from those such as Custom Background, Custom Header, etc. which are stated on the theme description pages in the features column (right hand side) will be visible to visitors.

    You do not need to load the design tools unless you have the Custom Design upgrade. All of these functions can be accessed from your dashboard – without loading the custom design tools – no upgrade required.
    Appearance > Header
    Appearance > Background
    Appearance > Theme Options (applicable only to some themes)
    Settings > Reading (set a static front page)
    Site Title and Tagline > Settings > General

    If you are using the preview mode for the Custom Design upgrade some of the settings in that mode will save but they won’t show up on the front end unless you purchase the upgrade.

    To go back to the free options, go to Appearance → Themes → Customize → Colors and click the “exit the preview” link in yellow at the top of the panel on the right.

    See also: http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2014/01/18/video-tutorial-customizing-your-theme/

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