Is this possible with WP?...

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So, on one domain I have theme "A"

Now I publish a new page -- let's say it's a page I want to set up for a client as a sample.

Is it possible to install Theme "B" onto this new PAGE (only)?

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#website design
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    No, it's not possible.

    You can have only one theme activated at one installation of Wordpress (and it will be applied to all pages and posts)
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  • Thanks. Yeah I figured it out. I was stupidly confusing creating a new page with creating a addon domain, which I CAN install a different theme on.
  • Yes, you can install a new theme for an addon domain.

    The rule is only one theme per installation of Wordpress.
  • Yes, a subdomain is the easiest choice.

    You could possibly create a new css class for the one page and do it that way...I'm just getting into that level of programming so it may not work that way. You probably won't be able to wholesale change the entire look and feel of the page from the rest of the site, but you can change the formatting.
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    • Yeah!

      Another much simpler work around for this is installing WordPress in a sub-directory on that domain and install a completely different theme in there.
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  • Some bad advice here.

    Sure you can have multiple themes. There are plugins for it. Like this:

    https://wordpress.org/plugins/jonradio-multiple-themes/

    Another option is to use templates. You could make different templates and choose them per page or post.
  • Or you can try WordPress Multisite?

    A WordPress multisite network allows you to run and manage multiple WordPress sites from a single WP Installation.

    Pros:
    As the network admin, you can easily administer multiple sites from a single dashboard. Also when updating plugins you do it once for all installations


    Cons:
    All the sites on the network share the same resources, so when your site is down, all sites on your network are down.

    It can not be tested on localhost (XAMPP).

    WPMU DEV is ultimate reference for this kind of WP installations.
  • I think the multisite or installing the theme in a new directory are your best options. Probably Multisite In my opinion.
  • multiple themes for a page are entirely possible, but if it is just for a showing
    a client sample you probably can just use the Theme Test Drive plugin...

    Theme Test Drive | Prelovac.com

    and then send them a link to the page with and without
    ?theme=sample-theme-slug appended to show the difference.

    EDIT: seems to be currently offline, check here for link:
    https://www.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/c..._drive_plugin/
    or an alternative (haven't tested this one):
    https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-theme-test/
  • You need to turn on Multisite for your wordpress website.

    Or else, you really need to install it under a sub-domain or a new folder in your root website.

    Those are the only available options.
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    • And you need to read all the other options provided. Or not.

      Those are the only available options, lol
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    You're over complicating something very simple.

    Just upload the page as .html on your host directory (FileZilla) & send the client a URL.

    Done.

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