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Tips To Switch Your WordPress Website Theme Like A Pro

The process of switching WordPress themes is fairly simple, but changing themes is much more than simply clicking activate u2013 In this blog, we will show you, how you can properly switch WordPress themes, like a pro. The process are critical, so make sure the process goes smoothly otherwise you can end up losing elements that you did not mean to lose.

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Tips To Switch Your WordPress Website Theme Like A Pro

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  1. Tips To Switch Your WordPress Website Theme Like A Pro If you have a WordPress website, then you have probably switched themes at least once in your life. If you haven’t, and this is your first time, then this blog is for you.

  2. The process of switching WordPress themes is fairly simple, but changing themes is much more than simply clicking activate – In this blog, we will show you, how you can properly switch WordPress themes, like a pro. The process are critical, so make sure the process goes smoothly otherwise you can end up losing elements that you did not mean to lose. 1. Select A New WordPress Theme First of all, you should make sure, when selecting a new theme that your new theme supports the plugins you deem necessary. A good place to look for premium themes is Themeforest. Here you’ll find lots of WordPress themes that have plenty of color options, added features, and even drag & drop page builders to make it easy for even non-coders to customize their WordPress theme. Of course if your budget doesn’t allow for a premium theme, have a look at affordable WordPress web design company, who have good experience in custom Wordpress website design. 2. Create Backup Of Your Existing WordPress Site It is the most important part of switching Wordpress theme - to make a current backup of your WordPress website before changing your theme, and there are quite a few ways to go about it. You can use two different methods: using backup plugins ( You can refer this blog to get a list of 7 best backup plugins of WordPress included free and paid solutions), or you can export all the existing content. To do that, go to Settings > Export and Export all of the options TOGETHER and also, do the separate export for Posts + Media. After you’ve done the export, make sure to review the files, name them correctly and store properly. 3. Clone Your Website For Testing There are two simple ways to clone your website for testing, either by using a staging site that comes with your hosting plan, or by setting up a local server. a) Cloning Your WordPress Website To A Staging Site Mostly WordPress hosting plans include access to one-click staging such as GoDaddy and WPEngine. If you’re using WPEngine this process is extremely easy (as it is with most hosts). All you need to do is log into the WordPress website you want to duplicate, click on the WPEngine menu item at the top of your dashboard, click on the staging tab and the click

  3. the big blue button to “Copy site from LIVE to STAGING.” And that’s it (another reason why we love WPEngine so much). b) Cloning Your WordPress Website To A LocalHost Based on your desktop operating system, there are a few options to setup a localhost server. #1 Install local server software & WordPress. You can select from XAMPP, WAMP, MAMP and others. These software recreate the environment of a webserver on your very own computer. Not only, this allow you to test new themes, plugins, and WordPress updates out on your WordPress site. It also allows you to make completely ready-to-post drafts in WordPress, when you don’t have an internet connection. #2 Install plugin on original site and export. You can go for any plugin that you prefer. In the list of free plugins, Duplicator seems to be the most raved about. You simply add and activate your plugin of choice, and then export your website accordingly. #3 Install plugin on local hosted WordPress and import. This is fairly simple and straight forward. Just log into your locally hosted WordPress site, install and activate the plugin, then import. 4. Testing & Troubleshooting Your WordPress Theme On Your Clone Site This is as simple as logging into the admin area on your local clone or staging site. Install and activate the theme for testing and troubleshooting. Enable wp_debug This is a good way to test, if there are any errors in your theme. To make enable wp_debug , open up your wp-config.php file and set wp_debug to true, like so: define('WP_DEBUG', true); This will display all of your php errors and notices on the front end of your WordPress site. It is not sure that not every notice displayed will break your site, but it’s still a good idea to fix them.

  4. 5. Install & Activate Your New WordPress Theme On Your Live Site After thoroughly testing your new WordPress theme, login to your WordPress dashboard install it on your live site. Before you activate the theme just make sure to do a quick double check, by using the Live Preview option to be sure that everything looks good. Once you’ve done the most important setup and your website looks, at least, reasonable, you can start tweaking and updating each specific page. We hope this blog helped you properly switch your WordPress theme. Make sure that, if your old theme was using a built-in SEO functionality vs a plugin like WordPress SEO by Yoast, then you would need to use the SEO Data Transporter. Though many WordPress website design company offers custom theme designing and properly switch themes on your site with their set of SEO settings.

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