Switching Themes

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  thetravelingchevaliers · Member · Feb 14, 2021 at 9:40 pm

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  Hello. If I switch my theme on my website, does the information that is in my current website automatically pull over to the new theme, or am I basically starting from scratch again with the new theme? Thank you for your help!

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  staff-totoro · Staff · Feb 15, 2021 at 2:15 am

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  Hi there,

  For the most part, changing your theme is a lot like changing the clothing on a mannequin. Your content (pages, blog posts, uploaded media) don’t go anywhere or change that much… they just assume the style of the new theme

  One exception is the homepage template, as different themes approach setting up the homepage differently, so the settings of your old theme may not apply.
  So there can be a bit of setup work (your new theme will come with instructions) but you are hardly “starting over”

  Hope that helps. Please let us know if you have any more questions.

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  staff-totoro · Staff · Feb 15, 2021 at 2:15 am

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  Hi again,

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  With this in mind you are encouraged to reach out to us here, and we can take a closer look at your issue in realtime. No need to wait for a reply in the forums: https://wordpress.com/help/contact