switching themes without losing the them I have

  • Unknown's avatar

    Is there a way to work on a new theme before committing to it? I have found I need side bar info and the theme I am using doesn’t support side bar info. Can I work on the new one privately to make sure I like it without ruining the one I already have?

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  • Unknown's avatar

    re: switching themes

    Note that switching themes https://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/#switch-themes can be easily done, provided you are logged in as Admin under the same username account that registered the site. 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 a lot of work is if you are changing to a dramatically different theme with different features and/or if you 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.

    The theme customizer https://en.support.wordpress.com/customizer/ provides a preview function for exactly that purpose ie. so you can view what a theme will appear like prior to changing one.

  • Unknown's avatar

    Thank you very much. I got it taken care of and I’m up and running again.

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