Undrar du vad du bör göra innan du byter WordPress themes?
När du byter ditt WordPress theme finns det några mycket viktiga steg som du måste ta för att säkerställa att processen går smidigt och att du inte förlorar några viktiga data.
I denna WordPress checklista delar vi med oss av de saker som du högst upp måste göra innan du byter WordPress themes.
Editor’s Note: Om du letar efter steg-för-steg-instruktioner om hur du byter themes, vänligen se vår guide för nybörjare om hur du byter WordPress theme på rätt sätt.
Att byta tema är ett viktigt beslut som varje ägare av en website fattar åtminstone en gång vartannat år.
Självklart måste du bestämma dig för din motivering till varför du byter och välja ett theme som passar all dina behov.
Vi har en lista över de bästa WordPress multi-purpose themes och bästa WordPress blogg themes som du kan kontrollera om du letar efter rekommendationer.
När du har valt det theme som du vill byta till är det viktigt att du följer checklistan under för att säkerställa att du inte förlorar något content eller data under processen.
1. Obs/observera alla WordPress Theme Customizations
Vissa WordPress-webbplatsägare kommer att customize sina WordPress-teman genom att lägga till code snippets direkt till sina temafiler. Code snippets kan vara ett bra sätt att add new funktioner till din website som inte ingår i standardtemat.
Men om du addar dessa snippets direkt till dina theme-filer kan det vara lätt att tappa bort dem.
Om du eller en webbutvecklare gjorde dessa ändringar, se till att du går igenom dina aktuella theme-filer och noterar all extra kod som har lagts till.
För att lägga till code snippets i framtiden rekommenderar vi alltid att du använder ett code snippets plugin som WPCode. På så sätt kan du behålla dessa snippets även om du byter themes senare.
Mer detaljer finns i vår guide för nybörjare om hur du klistrar in snippor från webben i WordPress.
2. Få aktuella metrics för WordPress Theme Performance
Innan du byter theme bör du kontrollera din nuvarande websites laddningshastighet och prestanda. Detta gör att du kan jämföra eventuella skillnader i sidans laddningstid efter att du byter themes.
Eftersom WordPress hastighet och prestanda spelar en viktig roll i användarupplevelsen och WordPress sökmotorsoptimering, måste du se till att det nya temat är snabbare än det du använder nu.
Du kan enkelt kontrollera din nuvarande webbplats hastighet metrics med hjälp av en WordPress hastighetstestverktyg som IsItWP: s gratis webbplats hastighetstestverktyg.
Mer detaljer finns i vår guide om hur du run testar hastigheten på en website.
3. Obs/observera nuvarande temas sidebars och widgetar areas
Sidebars används för att lägga till olika widgetar på din website, gillar formulär för prenumeration av nyhetsbrev, knappar på sociala media, populära posts och mycket mer.
Eftersom alla teman har olika area för widgetar kan dina widgetar oväntat flytta sig eller försvinna från din site om du byter theme.
Det är därför det är viktigt att du obs/observerar vilka widgetar du använder i dina sidebar i WordPress och andra widget-områden på din website innan du byter theme. Då kan du enkelt replikera dem efter bytet.
Om du har add to någon custom code eller shortcodes, se då till att kopiera denna kod och save den på ett säkert ställe så att du kan använda den med ditt new theme.
4. Kopiera befintliga tracking-koder för WordPress
Många användare kommer att add to analytics tracking code direkt till sina theme-filer. Some WordPress themes also allow you to add tracking codes directly into your theme options panel.
Det är ett vanligt misstag att förbise dessa viktiga tracking-koder.
Du måste se till att du kopierar alla dina webbplatsspårningskoder som du använder för analys, Advertising med mera, så att du kan add to dem till din nya website.
Om du vill göra det enkelt för dig själv rekommenderar vi att du använder ett plugin som gillar MonsterInsights för att installera Google Analytics i WordPress.
Genom att använda MonsterInsights kan du vara säker på att det inte kommer att bli några avbrott i din analys eller förlorade data. Du kommer också att låsa upp bonusspårning som gillar spårning av linklick och knappklick, WordPress kategori- och tagganalys, författarspårning och mycket mer.
För alla andra tracking-koder kan du använda det gratis tillägget WPCode. För mer details, se vår guide om hur du lägger till header- och footer-kod i WordPress.
5. Säkerhetskopiera din nuvarande website i WordPress
Det är alltid en bra idé att säkerhetskopiera din website med jämna mellanrum. Innan du byter theme bör du säkerhetskopiera dina posts, pages, plugins, media och databaser.
Det enklaste sättet att göra detta är att använda ett WordPress backup plugin för att skapa en backup av hela din site.
Vi rekommenderar att du använder tillägget Duplicator. Det allow you att enkelt skapa automatiserade, tidsinställda backups och save dem på molnlagringstjänster som Dropbox, Google Drive, med mera.
Det finns också en gratis version av Duplicator för att få dig att komma igång. För mer detaljer, se den här guiden om hur du gör backup på en site i WordPress.
Detta hjälper dig att se till att du enkelt kan återskapa din website om något går fel när du byter themes.
6. Sätt din WordPress site i underhållsläge
När du gör ändringar på din site är det alltid en bra idé att sätta den i underhållsläge. Maintenance mode gör att du kan displayed ett användarvänligt notice till dina visitors.
På så sätt undviker du att dina visitors ser din website när den är halvfärdig eller under uppbyggnad.
För att göra detta rekommenderar vi att du använder SeedProd plugin. Det är den bästa drag and drop WordPress page builder som används av över 1 miljon websites.
Det låter dig enkelt skapa custom underhållslägesidor, landing pages, coming soon pages, 404 pages och mer.
För mer detaljer, se vår guide om hur du sätter din WordPress site i underhållsläge.
7. Testa all funktionalitet och installerade tillägg till WordPress
När du har aktiverat ett nytt tema för WordPress måste du se till att du har samma funktionalitet som tidigare och att alla dina gamla tillägg fungerar med ditt nya tema.
Du kan börja med att lägga tillbaka de code snippets som du kopierade från dina gamla WordPress theme-filer. Mer detaljer finns i vår guide för nybörjare om hur du klistrar in code snippets i WordPress.
Lägg sedan lite tid på att använda de funktioner på din site som drivs av tillägg till WordPress. Om du upplever några error i det här läget, se vår guide för nybörjare om felsökning av WordPress-fel.
8. Testa new WordPress Theme i olika webbläsare och på olika devices
Cross-browser testing hjälper you att se till att din new website ser bra ut på olika webbläsare, skärmstorlekar, operativsystem och mobila devices.
De flesta av dina besökare kommer förmodligen att använda Google Chrome för att besöka din WordPress blogg. Men andra web browsers som Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Safari med flera används fortfarande av hundratals miljoner användare över hela världen.
Om din new website inte fungerar i någon av dessa webbläsare går du miste om besökare och trafik.
Som tur är kan du använda allsköns tools för cross-browser testing för att se hur din website ser ut i olika webbläsare och på olika devices.
För mer detaljer, se vår guide om hur du testar en WordPress site i olika webbläsare.
9. Delete WordPress tillägg som du inte längre behöver
Vissa teman i WordPress förinstallerar tillägg när du installerar temat. Vissa av dessa kan vara användbara, men andra gånger behöver du dem inte.
Gå bara till Plugins ” Installed Plugins för att se om your theme har lagt till några nya plugins.
Nu är också en bra tid att gå igenom hela din lista över tillägg för att se om några plugins är värda att borttages.
Om du letar efter högkvalitativa tillägg att använda med ditt new theme, se våra val av de permanentaktiverade tilläggen till WordPress.
10. Låt dina användare veta att din nya website är Live
När du är redo att ta ditt new theme för WordPress i drift kan du stänga av underhållsläget.
You should also get contact with your läsare to tell them about your new website. Detta kommer att förbereda din publik så att de inte blir förvirrade av några stora designförändringar, och det kommer också att bidra till att hålla dina prenumeranter engagerade och återvända till din webbplats för att se den nya designen.
Här är ett exempel på en post som vi delade på Facebook om vår nya website-design.
Vi rekommenderar att du aviserar din publik via ditt nyhetsbrev via e-post, sociala media och push notifications.
Om du letar efter fler sätt att främja din site kan du läsa vår guide om hur du delar dina blogginlägg med läsarna.
11. Testa hämtarhastigheter för ditt new theme i WordPress
När ditt nya theme är live och du har gått igenom stegen ovan är det dags att göra ett nytt hastighetstest. Idealiskt sett kommer din new website att vara snabbare och få bättre poäng på ditt hastighetstest.
För att göra detta använder du helt enkelt samma website speed tool som you använde tidigare och jämför resultaten.
Om det nya temat är långsammare än ditt gamla tema, se till att du run flera tester, testa från olika area och kontrollera om du har några inställningar för caching eller firewall som kan orsaka dip.
12. Övervaka bounce rate på din website i WordPress
Avvisningsfrekvensen är den procentandel av besökarna som landar på din website och lämnar den utan att gå vidare till en andra page. En hög avvisningsfrekvens innebär att du inte lyckades övertyga din visitor att stanna kvar på din site tillräckligt länge för att vidta action.
När du har bytt themes är det viktigt att övervaka din avvisningsfrekvens. Vissa teman är helt enkelt vänligare när det gäller att hjälpa besökare att navigera runt på din site.
Om din avvisningsfrekvens har gått upp sedan du bytte theme, vill du arbeta för att sänka den. Du kan göra detta genom att förbättra dina navigation menyer, lägga till en populära inlägg widget, lägga till fler interna länkar, och mer.
För mer detaljer, se vår guide om hur du ökar sidvisningar och minskar avvisningsfrekvensen i WordPress.
13. Lyssna på återkoppling från läsare för att förbättra din website i WordPress
Slutligen är det viktigt att du lyssnar på läsarnas återkoppling när du byter till ett new theme. Vissa Läsare kanske älskar eller hatar vissa delar av din design.
You behöver inte lyssna på alla läsare och göra de ändringar som de föreslår. Men om det finns en grupp läsare som upplever samma issue, då är det förmodligen värt att titta närmare på.
Du kan samla in återkoppling från besökarna genom att lägga till ett kontaktformulär på din website eller genom att runna en undersökning där du ber läsarna om återkoppling på din new design.
Det enklaste sättet att göra detta är genom att använda WPForms. Det är det bästa tillägget för undersökningar i WordPress på marknaden som används av över 6 miljoner websites.
Det låter dig enkelt skapa engagerande undersökningsformulär med drag and drop-byggaren.
Dessutom skapar reporting section automatiskt beautiful reports för att hjälpa dig att analysera dina resultat.
För mer detaljer, se vår guide om hur du skapar en undersökning i WordPress.
Vi hoppas att den här artikeln hjälpte dig att lära dig exakt vad du bör göra innan du byter WordPress themes. You may also want to see our list of best WordPress themes for fashion blogs and how to customize your WordPress theme.
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Kzain says
I have faced this issue with Sidebars and Widget Areas that had to do that again. I always have to Note the Current Theme. Thanks for this.
WPBeginner Support says
You’re welcome!
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Edwine Ogada says
Thanks for this great contribution, but I would want to know whether you recommend GPL themes given that site safety should be considerably taken into account.
WPBeginner Support says
Yes, we recommend GPL themes as that should not be a factor in the security of a site. Our guide below can tell you more a bout GPL and what it means
https://www.wpbeginner.com/glossary/gpl/
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Dennis Muthomi says
What about setting up a staging environment to test the new theme and ensure everything is working properly before pushing the changes to live website?
WPBeginner Support says
It is not a requirement but it is something you can do for live sites that you want to be extra certain about the changes before committing them
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Dennis Muthomi says
Yeah, its better to be on the safe side you know, but I would really recommend to anyone to use staging environments if they can.
Dayo Olobayo says
Great point about noting customizations from the current theme. I hadn’t thought about that. Is it easy to carry those customizations over to a new theme?
WPBeginner Support says
It would heavily depend on the specific customization you are looking to move.
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Mrteesurez says
Yes, it’s depends but it’s possible to some extent. Firstly note that you new theme comes with its own style, look and layout. If you have added some custom CSS, Ensure all the CSS code you added to the customizer are copy to the new theme and use the same colour combination of your former theme.
Ayanda Temitayo says
Does changing WordPress theme affects ranking as such? I changed one of my blog theme sometimes ago and I lost some of my post rankings… Maybe not. But I ain’t gonna try changing any blog theme again.
Thanks for this insight.
WPBeginner Support says
It would depend on the changes but as you are changing a large amount of your site the changes can improve your rankings as well.
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Peter Iriogbe says
Thank you for the step-by-step guide. Is it necessary to create a 404 page to inform users, or is it acceptable to display a message on the screen indicating that the website is in maintenance mode? What would you recommend?
WPBeginner Support says
IT is important to have a coming soon or maintenance mode page. A 404 page would only be helpful if someone goes to a bad link on your site instead of a page you have published.
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Muhammad Hammad says
My concern is that I have a site with Uncode theme installed for 8 years which is causing a lot of issues as it is not beign able to update. I am planning to change it with the Hello Elementor theme. Will it impact the site’s SEO?
WPBeginner Support says
Any change to a site will likely have an affect to your SEO but it can be a positive or negative change. If your current theme is causing errors and problems then you will likely see an improvement in your site’s SEO.
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Moinuddin Waheed says
I have used updraft plus for creating backup which is a good choice for making backup.
I will give a try to duplicator as well in the future to see all the features that it has at its end to make the backup process easy and intuitive.
transition from one theme to another is infact a big decision and every care needs to be taken while making a smooth transition without losing anything in the process
Jiří Vaněk says
Perhaps another rule I follow is to create a new appearance template for a Child Theme. After all, making modifications in a child theme tends to be easier and of higher quality compared to the main theme, where changes might always get overwritten during updates. That’s something I wouldn’t forget.
WPBeginner Support says
Thank you for sharing your recommendation
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andri says
What I do, create on localhost first the new theme, after all fix, change it online
Aditya B says
Hello WP Beginner team, thanks for an awesome blog. This is exactly what I was searching for. I have one question though. I have used plugins like Monster insights and Header and Footer code to add tracking code to my website. If I change my theme will I have to again repeat the process and will I lose all my analytics data? I hope to see your reply soon.
WPBeginner Support says
If you added the code using a plugin method then you wouldn’t need to worry as the code would stay when changing your theme. We would only recommend adding the code using one method as multiple instances of the code could cause issues with your tracking.
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Ally StirlIng says
Hi
I’m a newbie and still working on my author site. I’m not sure I picked the right theme but I’m so far down the line that I’m scared it’ll all disappear if I try out another there. While I’m still in ’coming soon’ csn I try out another theme?
WPBeginner Support says
You can certainly try other themes on your site and you should see your previously activated themes in the Appearance>Themes area of your site so the old theme shouldn’t disappear.
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Lynn says
I installed a new theme and was in the process of activating it, and now I am completely stuck with the following error message.
Fatal error: Can’t use method return value in write context in /home/easc/public_html/wp-content/themes/hestia/inc/core/class-hestia-public.php on line 864
How do I correct it?
WPBeginner Support says
You would want to follow our guide below for how to change your theme when you’re unable to log in:
https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/beginners-guide-to-troubleshooting-wordpress-errors-step-by-step/
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raj says
hey i have recently changed my wordpress website theme is it necessary to paste the google search console verification code again plzz tell me my post is not indexing in google
WPBeginner Support says
That would depend on how you added the code previously. If you manually modified the theme then you would need to add it back. If you used a plugin then you should still have the code on your site.
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Shawn Bird says
When I first signed up with WordPress, a decade ago, we could preview our site with a new theme and then decide whether to activate it.
How do we do that now?
Where are the preview and activate options?
WPBeginner Support says
You would want to go under Appearance>Customize and change the theme there. Until you save your changes the theme will not change on your site. You may also want to take a look into creating a staging site to test your changes following our guide below:
https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-create-staging-environment-for-a-wordpress-site/
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Olid Ahmed says
I installed the demo importer on my theme now its automatically added so many articles, now what I do of those articles?
WPBeginner Support says
You can remove the demo content if you want.
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Anna says
Thanks so much for this. It’s so helpful.
WPBeginner Support says
You’re welcome
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Janien says
I really got a lot out of this article on ”what to do when changing themes” I didn’t know that themes cam with their own pages and that’s why I always had more pages than I needed.
WPBeginner Support says
That would depend on the theme, some have demo content that you have the choice to download or not.
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ZUBAIR says
i had been getting problem in accesing my wp dashboard….my cpanel is easily be able to access,but not the dashboard…
when i try to access it this shows
The page isn’t redirecting properly
An error occurred during a connection
try again
WPBeginner Support says
You may want to go through the recommendations in our article below:
https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-fix-error-too-many-redirects-issue-in-wordpress/
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Mike says
Thanks for the tips. This is great info.
WPBeginner Support says
You’re welcome, glad you found our guide helpful
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Oluwaseun says
Hi, my webpages appear blank even after editing pages and updating. I’ve tried deactivating all plugins and activating one by one but no improvement. What should i do? Should i change my theme?
WPBeginner Support says
You may want to try that, for other steps you can try you would want to take a look at our article here: https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/beginners-guide-to-troubleshooting-wordpress-errors-step-by-step/
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Kenny Lambert says
I’m using Google Analytics for WordPress by MonsterInsights plugin and have changed themes several times.
I’ve checked and Google Analytics tracking code still intact
This plugin also inserts tracking code for you when you install it
WPBeginner Support says
You normally will need to connect the plugin but yes, the plugin allows you to easily swap themes and keep your tracking information
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Julie says
Just wanted to say…AMAZING! What a fantasitc resource this site is. I am a complete novice with all this stuff, and you explain it clearly and in plain language that is easy to understand. I will be regularly visiting your site.
Thank you so much for helping so many strangers, like myself.
With gratitude
Julie
WPBeginner Support says
Thank you, glad our articles can be helpful
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Stanley says
Hi
Thanks for the pos. However I have a problem about my theme
Google adsense is not showing on some pages and i don’t know the reason.
please could you review my site and tell me why this is happening, thanks
WPBeginner Support says
Google Adsense likely does not have a recommended ad for the page it’s not displaying on for the reason the ad is missing.
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Byju says
Hello,
I am a starter. When I changed the theme, all the sidebars like, home, shop, contact etc disappeared. But in the real theme model it is showing. What did I wrong
WPBeginner Support says
It would depend on your specific theme but normally you would want to check under Appearance>Widgets if it is content from the sidebar that is missing.
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Lori says
I have a WP site that I want to change. I’ve found a theme I like and want to download and start working on. My question is, if I download this theme is there a way I can work on it without disrupting the current site theme until I’m ready to make the new theme live? If not, what do I do? How/where can I set this theme up and add content without changing the current site?
WPBeginner Support says
If you preview the new theme under Appearance>Customize then as long as you don’t save you can see what your site would look like with that theme. If you wanted to set it up more in-depth, you could create a staging environment as we show in our article here:
https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-create-staging-environment-for-a-wordpress-site/
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Mark says
Hi Team,
I have an old non-responsive theme – and wish to migrate. My site Googles #1 in its’ space and I CANNOT lose that. Do I need to use the same permalinks / naming / structure? Can I obtain the info from my WP All in one SEO plugin and transfer? Do I need to add all the tags – cut n’ paste ect? Any advice would be helpful!
Mark
WPBeginner Support says
It would be best to keep your same permalinks but changing your theme shouldn’t affect those normally so it shouldn’t be an issue. IF you reach out to your SEO plugin they can let you know what SEO information they can transfer for you.
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Travenjo says
Hi author,
Great article.
Thanks for sharing the awesome piece of information.
WPBeginner Support says
You’re welcome
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Mucky says
I was getting the 500 error message. Your advice on removing plugins and slowly adding them back was a great help. I have used those plugins for a long time but maybe they do not like my new theme. Thanks for the help.
WPBeginner Support says
Glad our recommendation was helpful
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Indiatechmoney.com says
Very nice post
WPBeginner Support says
Thank you
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dipak says
i want to Make my site SEO how i can ? i dont know how to rank my website
WPBeginner Support says
For understanding SEO you would want to take a look at our page here: https://www.wpbeginner.com/wordpress-seo/
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Marvin says
I am the webmaster/developer of many Department Sites built with Dreamweaver over many many years. On Site alone has over 300 web pages with over 7000 files/links (documents, media, images, etc). I’m retiring in 3 years and want to transition everything into another software where people in the various departments and section can update their own pages. I would like to get some idea how I should tackle this. I can’t use the same urls while developing because I’ll have to run parallel while developing.Wordpress replacements. Any advice would be appreciated
WPBeginner Support says
You could create a local installation for what it sounds like you’re looking for: https://www.wpbeginner.com/how-to-install-wordpress/#installlocal
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Alex Joe says
An Awesome Content it really helped me out
WPBeginner Support says
Glad it helped
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Nazeer Ahmec says
Hi
I m new, I create a WordPress blog and select a theme, in 2nd step I like to change theme and insert links into images. (Clickable image) when we click image, it will open new document.
1- Unfortunately, my themes not changed even after selection I click activate button. (Same old theme appear)
2- there is not option add link to image. (Create a clickable image) , I just add through HTML codes in thml mode but not working.
I need help in both problems. Thankd
WPBeginner Support says
1. Try clearing your caching to see if that is preventing you from seeing your changes.
2. When you select the image in the block editor, there is a Link Settings section where you can change where the image links to on click.
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John says
I find that WP Beginner is a great and useful site with lots of information, both for beginners as well as seasoned WP people on the net. A lot of work has gone into this site so Thank You for your efforts.
WPBeginner Support says
Hi John,
Thanks for the kind words.
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MClay says
Hi. I have a site up and running currently. I’d like to download a new theme and play with it/build it out while my other site is still live. How do I go about this? I am looking and it appears I can download the new theme, but can I be working on it in the background while logged in and not effect the live site?
WPBeginner Support says
Hi MClay,
You can install a theme but as soon as you activate, it would become live on your site. The best way to test themes is to install them on a local server.
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Lawrence says
Hello everybody
Quick question: If I use the theme customizer on a specific theme but later change to another theme do I have to re-enter all the customizer settings for the new theme?
And secondly if i change back to the original theme when it still have the original customizer settings or will it have adopted the settings from the second theme?
thanks in advance…
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Lawrence,
Customizer settings are for a particular theme. If you switch theme then you will have to configure the new theme. If you switch back to the old theme, your settings will be there.
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godwin christo says
If we change anything in the site often our site traffic gets low?
Jenn says
I plan to upgrade from a free wordpress blog to an upgraded (premium) one in the future. At what point do you suggest making the switch? When you have 100 followers? 1000 views? Just whenever you’re ready? I don’t want to commit $8/month without knowing my blog is getting traffic.
Any advice appreached!
Thanks!
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Jenn,
We assume you are talking about WordPress.com. Please see our guide on the difference between self hosted WordPress.org vs free WordPress.com blog.
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Rushil says
Hi,
As per my real experience (WordPress.com) , I suggest you to buy the premium plan (Maybe something like personal) because wordpress.com has really very less features and modifications that you can make to make your Site look the best! To be honest , the first time I started with a premium plan of wordpress.com but ended up cancelling it and moving over to wordpress.org (It’s amazing!).
mark says
i have been asked to rebuild a wordpress website – i have content and SEO expertise but limited knowledge of any back end stuff. (i managed to muddle through building one wordpress site a few years ago using an avada theme) other than the domain name i am not looking to keep any of the content or structure from the existing site, so do i follow the steps to change the theme? or should i create a staging site in the same spot as the current site, build the new content there and then simply switch over when its ready for publishing? thinking of using avada theme again as it seems to rate well – i am building a small brochureware style of site.
Corinne says
Hi I love the info here and am a newbie so forgive me for what may seem like simple questions. I am currently running a .org site and want to switch to a new theme. I’ve uploaded the new theme but not activated it as I need to work on it before launching, the old theme info will not be transferred. (I own the domain) I believe I have to set up a sub directory in order to do this so it’s not seen until I’m ready…how??
Also will the new theme affect my current search results (do I have to copy any info to keep my status)
Surya says
For my wp website, I am planning to upgrade from the free version of the theme to the pro version of the same theme. Currently I have plugins installed. Do I need to deactivate the plugins before upgrading to pro version & then reinstall?
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Surya,
Yes, you should. In case a plugin causes conflict with the theme you wouldn’t be able to find out which plugin. Disabling them will allow you to activate them one by one to see if they all work nicely with new theme.
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Alex says
I am preparing to move from WP.com to WP.org self hosted. I checked and I can keep my old theme on org but I would like to use a new premium theme going forward on the new site. Can you please advise what is the best way to go about it? I would also like to do a clean-up of my blog and refresh posts, delete posts that are no longer relevant and of course, revamp the look. Many thanks!
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Alex,
Please see our guide on properly switching WordPress themes.
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Michael says
I recently installed the flatsome theme in my WordPress/WooCommerce website. I’m trying to load products from my t-shirt fulfillment company but their POST requests are being ignored by my website like there’s nothing there. I’ve whitelisted all there IP addresses and give them the api key. They are unable to establish webhooks as well. Could this be a problem with the flatsome theme?
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Michael,
Please see our WordPress troubleshooting guide, it will help you figure out what’s causing the issue and how to fix it.
Pearl Allard says
Very helpful! Thank you for providing this checklist. Excited to switch themes on my blog.
Charles Pedley says
Hello!
From one perennial newbie to other newbies ….
Before I change ANYTHING on my WP site, I use the Export function under Tools in your dashboard – it is the fastest, accurate way of making sure you lose no content.
I save the xml file in a Documents folder on my hard drive. Then if you change a theme and it messes stuff up, then you import the xml file you saved on your hard drive back into the new WordPress theme.
I know there are all kinds of other ways but I challenge anyone that says that they are easier or cheaper. A standard XML file can be exported and imported so fast and saved so you do not lose your site. It only takes a few minutes and you do not have to pay for any of the expensive backup programs like Backup Buddy. Not saying Backup Buddy is bad, just expensive!
And maybe it is not for you if you are an amateur like me. I do my own sites. I do not do sites for others.
Good luck and happy exporting and importing!
-Charles Pedley
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Charles,
The method you described above works only for your posts, pages, and comments. It is not a full database backup. It can be used to import content only but it wouldn’t import any website settings stored in the database.
If price is your main concern, then you can try the free version of Updraft Plus. Also see our list of WordPress backup plugins for alternates.
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Monika says
Great article thanks. i have changed my theme several times 2017 to 2016 but now i am using Genesis and genesis sample child theme. i tried to change my header image but the code is not responsive. the image still stays the same. also when i tried to write a code in a text widget on the side bar it is not responsive. what could be wrong. thanks!
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Monika,
If you are editing code, then you need to make your changes in child theme. Theme frameworks use their own filters and functions that may sometimes override what you are trying to do in a child theme. See Genesis documentation for more help on customizing your child theme.
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Jimmy Lai says
Hello…I have recently installed WP and upon instalation my website was replaced with a WP Theme ”Twenty Seventeen” with all my contents gone. I attempted to undo everything to restore the original website and received a error message stating ”Twenty Sixteen” directory not found. I uploaded the ”Twenty Sixteen” theme but none of my original contents moved over. Please advise what I need to do to restore my original website.
Thanks
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Jimmy,
Did you install WordPress in a folder where another non-WordPress website was already installed? In that case, WordPress will overwrite your website. Your website files may still be there. Please ask your hosting provider, they may be able to provide you with a backup of your website or restore your website to an earlier state.
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Jimmy says
Thank you for your response! WordPress was installed in the same folder with a previous version of my website created via Word Press. I have spoke with my hosting company and they were not able to restore the website to a earlier version. We located the files and was advised to reinstall WP, which led to a response of ”Twenty Sixteen” directory not found.
Mike Harwood says
Jimmy, do you mean you installed ANOTHER version of WordPress? As far as I know you can only install 1 version of WordPress so you may have inadvertently overwritten all of the previous installed version of WordPress included content, theme etc and unless your hosting company can help restore from an old back up you are going to have to re-build from scratch. Have to admit, if your host does not have a back-up that is very odd and you should consider moving your hosting to a more responsible company.
Allison P says
I am getting ready to do a total redesign of a client’s website. I have backed it up and chosen a new WP theme but am not sure how to make the transition easy. Once you install a new theme, what do you do with the backed up version? Can you access it and copy and paste certain content back onto the new site?
Ex. They want to keep the bios of their directors but the current theme includes an element that allows you to add individual staff members info. It then creates a shortcode which you can add to any page on the site linking it to their bio. I will be using as the new theme but it doesn’t have a Staff feature. Any suggestions?
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Allison,
That’s one downside of using themes that rely on shortcodes or include functionality inside the theme instead of plugin. Your best option is to copy code blocks from their own theme, and try to add it into a site-specific WordPress plugin.
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Ratul Ahmed says
I am new to wordpress. So Can you please tell me whether changing the theme can cause data/content loss or broken href ?
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Ratul,
No, all your posts and comments are safely stored in your WordPress database.
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Kishore Seal says
Changing the theme will delete the plugins?
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Kishore,
No, it will not. However, if you are using a plugin that has some Theme Specific settings, then you may need to readjust those settings after switching the theme.
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