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Will Changing My Blog Theme Affect Its SERPs?

by Orkhan Ibad
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Hi Everyone,

My blog currently is on xMarks Theme. It is on Page 1 for highly competitive keyword.

Now, I would like to change the theme to another theme. How can it affect my Blog Theme? Is it risky for SEO purposes to change the theme of the blog?

Thanks in advance,
Orkhan
#affect #blog #changing #serps #theme
  • Profile picture of the author Palusko
    It should not effect it at all, search engines do not read graphics, so as long as you have the same permalinks, content and SEO settings, it should not make any difference.
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  • Profile picture of the author Raygun
    Personally I would so no, but I did change my theme around and I noticed that the descriptions for some of them got messed up a little. I think this was due to the fact that I went to the Thesis theme and eliminated the All in One SEO plugin. I would say that you should be fine.
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  • Profile picture of the author AlTheGr8
    From my understanding WP Themes don't just affect the graphics. It also positions navigation blocks. Google for "SEO theme Wordpress", it looks like some themes are more SEO optimized than others. Or am I wrong? I'd love to get some professional opinion on this subject.
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  • Profile picture of the author Marhelper
    I asked this question a long time ago and got a resounding, "No."
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  • Profile picture of the author Orkhan Ibad
    Hope, it will not affect, but anyway I will research this topic more.
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  • Profile picture of the author Bob Stovall
    I've changed themes on at least a dozen blogs and never noticed a change in SERP ranking.
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  • Profile picture of the author GeorgR.
    YES IT POSSIBLY CAN.

    Now speaking of wordpress themes/templates...not all are "intelligent" in terms of SEO....some do stupid things with header tags and other SEO mistakes. So yes, i would say it COULD influence your rankings.
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  • Profile picture of the author GeorgR.
    YES IT POSSIBLY CAN.

    Now speaking of wordpress themes/templates...not all are "intelligent" in terms of SEO....some do stupid things with header tags and other SEO mistakes. So yes, i would say it COULD influence your rankings.

    If you already have #1 i would be careful. My $0.02
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  • Profile picture of the author whawk57
    I agree with GeorgR. It can affect. Check view source from you browser and compare both. If there is some difference then I would be careful on changing the themes or rather not to change the themes.
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    • Profile picture of the author ozduc
      I think it can most definitely affect your rankings. Not all themes are created equal. When you get something for free like a WP theme, or even if you pay for it, you have to look at who created it. Some people are just more informed when it comes to creating search engine friendly themes.
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