Lost Content Switching Themes

  • I wanted to revamp the look of my website and I clicked on activate new theme. None of my blog posts have any content that is showing up now. I’m pretty disappointed and don’t know how to fix this. Any ideas???

    Thanks

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  • Hello You Wonderful You,

    First, kindly call Little Elvis to switch off the PANIC button ??

    Ok, joke aside…

    None of my blog posts have any content that is showing up now.

    Erh, I’m not sure I understand what you mean. The individual posts should all be are all on your website with their content intact.

    The only thing broken is… the posts don’t show on the homepage.

    (You don’t have to take my word for it: if you go to POSTS in the dashboard you should see all your post there, and here are the posts in your PRODUCT REVIEWS category on your website: https://melindacurle.com/category/product-reviews )

    You’re currently using the CACTUS theme, and you’ll have to follow the theme’s configuration guide to display content on the homepage.

    UPDATE: Looks like you switched to the TwentySixteen Theme

    @gappiah is correct, switching themes is not like changing shoes, things will not fit, settings will be different, content layouts not working, custom CSS will be missing and images may not display the same way, because each theme determines its own way of how content is laid out on the website and how the site will function. No one theme is the same as the next, even with the same theme developer.

    The only things that remain the same are the core settings to each page and post determined by WordPress core files and how the Admin area works.

    If you want to use a different theme, you need to redo each page / post to display content the way you want, including the home page.

    Keep in mind, switching themes can be problematic with plugins, a different theme may not be compatible with the list of plugins you currently use, especially page builders, for example; WPBakery (Visual Composer).

    As a backup, keep at least 1 WordPress default theme, you will need it to troubleshoot WordPress issues.

    I forgot to explain how to fix it.

    Return to the theme you were using before the switch.

    Then install a maintenance plugin to hide your site behind a “website is being updated” page.

    Then switch themes, make the changes to the pages or posts, do other settings the new theme requires, etc. When in maintenance mode you can view your website (using the same browser).

    When finished, turn off maintenance mode and your site is open for visitors.

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