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The hardest thing about changing themes is choosing one

DarleenP

Published on June 14, 2017

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I decided it was time to change my theme. When I first started Wealthy Affiliate I picked any theme. I kept building my website according to the bootcamp steps and my site kept getting bigger and bigger. Finally, I realized I did not like the menu that the theme had and nothing could fix it because the type of menu was a theme feature.

The steps I did to change my theme:

  1. Backup my WordPress site by going to Dashboard, Tools, Export, All Content. Download Export File. The file was downloaded automatically to my computer for me to save in a safe place in case it didn’t work I could re-install it.
  2. Choose new Theme by going to Dashboard, Appearance, Themes, add new theme, activate theme.
  3. Check website in dashboard for any little changes that may want to make.

My website came out perfect and I realized the hardest thing about changing themes is choosing one.

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