Themes that do not load

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  roadpilots · Member · May 30, 2015 at 12:49 pm

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  I’m trailing WordPress & am frustrated by the Themes I’d like to us (ones that integrate image an menus to avoid ‘dead’ webpage space) that, when viewed, have clearly not been activated/loaded:-
  Edin
  Mood
  I’ve saved/published and other themes seem OK when I try them but not the ones I’d actually like to use!

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  roadpilots · Member · May 30, 2015 at 12:51 pm

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  also ‘Goran’

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  jeremeylduvall · Member · May 30, 2015 at 6:05 pm

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  Hi @roadpilots,

  Could you elaborate on what you mean by “activated/loaded”? Perhaps you mean that the theme does not resemble the theme demo when you first activate it on your site?

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  roadpilots · Member · May 31, 2015 at 9:38 am

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  Correct – look nothing like in fact

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  jeremeylduvall · Member · May 31, 2015 at 3:27 pm

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  Thanks for clarifying! You can think of themes like skins of sort that change the look and feel of your content. The images and content seen on the theme demo will not be carried over to your site when you activate a theme. In addition, you will likely need to complete some setup steps for the theme to look like the demo. For example, the theme you’re currently using (Untitled) has some setup instructions here:

  https://wordpress.com/themes/untitled/

  Can you try following those?

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  roadpilots · Member · May 31, 2015 at 3:33 pm

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  I’ve done enough with CMS sites to know what a theme/skin is and I know not to expect the demo content when clicking on ‘demo’.
  There was no resemblance at all (It’s a pity there seems to be no file transfer facility here so I could do a screenshot). Have you tried any of them yourself?

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  jeremeylduvall · Member · May 31, 2015 at 7:45 pm

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  It’s a pity there seems to be no file transfer facility here so I could do a screenshot.

  If you would like, you can upload a screenshot to your Media Library here:

  https://roadpilots.wordpress.com/wp-admin/media-new.php

  I’ll be able to see it there!

  Have you tried any of them yourself?

  I have tried quite a few! Could you let me know what specific element of the Untitled theme you’re having trouble with?