What to do to change the subject in the cleanest and least traumatic way possible?
Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2025 4:39 am
Are you convinced that it is enough to deactivate the old theme and activate the new theme? I'm sorry to disappoint you, but it doesn't work exactly like that. Each theme, in fact, changes something in the code.
Just think about the code generated by the visual builder. Once you deactivate everything and move on, that code remains visible on the pages from the front end!
Also, you might try to change a color, a position, any element, and you can't because the growth of the overseas chinese in canada old theme “forces” that element to stay that way.
So here's what I prefer to do:
1. First, I set up a development environment , whether it's a subdomain or a subfolder, depending on what I feel like at the time.
2. I then install WordPress from scratch , then I install Manage WP.
3. At this point, I export the old content , comments, etc. and import them into the new version.
4. I then install the theme , and immediately also the child theme (woe betide anyone who doesn't install it!).
5. I finish by reinstalling all the plugins I need.
And I'm ready to create my own layout, my own style.
When working on a development environment like this, remember: don’t forget to activate the “Discourage search engines from indexing this site” checkbox!
If you leave it disabled, Google will start crawling your pages and you may end up with test pages in the SERPs. Not to mention possible penalties for duplicate content .
For further information, you can read the post: When can a WordPress theme be called SEO-friendly?
Just think about the code generated by the visual builder. Once you deactivate everything and move on, that code remains visible on the pages from the front end!
Also, you might try to change a color, a position, any element, and you can't because the growth of the overseas chinese in canada old theme “forces” that element to stay that way.
So here's what I prefer to do:
1. First, I set up a development environment , whether it's a subdomain or a subfolder, depending on what I feel like at the time.
2. I then install WordPress from scratch , then I install Manage WP.
3. At this point, I export the old content , comments, etc. and import them into the new version.
4. I then install the theme , and immediately also the child theme (woe betide anyone who doesn't install it!).
5. I finish by reinstalling all the plugins I need.
And I'm ready to create my own layout, my own style.
When working on a development environment like this, remember: don’t forget to activate the “Discourage search engines from indexing this site” checkbox!
If you leave it disabled, Google will start crawling your pages and you may end up with test pages in the SERPs. Not to mention possible penalties for duplicate content .
For further information, you can read the post: When can a WordPress theme be called SEO-friendly?