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Switching Themes?

by MammothStrength
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I have been thinking of switching from my Flexx Pro IThemes theme to Thesis. However, I don't want to screw anything up. For some reason I am anticipating this being a complete pain to make sure everything "translates". What should I do beforehand to safeguard against Operator Error?!
#switching #themes
  • Profile picture of the author wcardinal
    I don't think its as simple as you think.

    If you have the ability to create a subdomain via cpanel - I would setup a separate install of wordpress and test out the new framework and theme there.
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    • Profile picture of the author MammothStrength
      Originally Posted by wcardinal View Post

      I don't think its as simple as you think.

      If you have the ability to create a subdomain via cpanel - I would setup a separate install of wordpress and test out the new framework and theme there.
      Thanks for the help. I have no illusions that it will be simple at all, hence the post.
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  • Profile picture of the author Abledragon
    In the most basic sense, as long as you set up the same basic layout - meaning same number of columns - there won't be any problems.

    Where you may need to do some work is if your current theme has some unique features, such as a feature box or a featured article panel that you're using.

    If this is the case you'll need to work out how you're going to replicate those functions on Thesis - because it will almost certainly be different from the way you do it currently.

    Setting up a test blog on a subdomain (something I always recommend), importing some posts and playing around with Thesis is definitely a good idea.

    You can do almost anything you like with Thesis, but it does involve a learning curve.

    That said, both the user guide and the forum support are excellent and you can pick up information you need very quickly there.

    Cheers,

    Martin.
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    • Profile picture of the author MammothStrength
      Thank you Martin, that is about what I needed to hear. I have a dozen mini-sites that are all Thesis, but my main (original) site is Ithems Flexxx Pro. The more and more I use Thesis I want all my sites to use it. Just was wondering if I was biting off more than I can chew.

      I don't have any complicated feature on the Flexxx theme so shouldn't have too many conflicts. Going to wait till I have a few hours to play with it, and then give it a try.

      Thanks for the heads up.
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