installing a WP makeover – best practice?

  • I have an existing WP site using a common theme. But I want to makeover with a totally new theme. While doing that, I do not want to disturb the existing site.

    My plan (for which I am asking your critique) is to install a second version of WP in a new directory (mysite/new.com).

    I would then build out the new site on the new theme. Once done, I would run a script to do a global edit to mysite.com.

    Any issues or surprises with that method?

    Suggest a better approach?

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  • I’d say it would be better to leave the current site alone and just make a copy to your local environment, and work on your new theme there.

    Then once you’re done, you can just upload the new theme to the existing site.

    Thread Starter joehark

    (@joehark)

    Thanks for the response. I realize I left out an element in the plan.

    I need to be able to allow the client access to the work in progress. That’s why I am hoping to do it online.

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