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Theme Choice Tips and Tricks

sandibatik · September 11, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Themes don’t come with content. Looking at a theme online then seeing it installed can be a bit of a surprise. The theme you download doesn’t have content. So to get a better idea of how your site will look with a specific theme, create a Page, a Post and activate some sidebar widgets. This will provide some content for the theme to display and give you a more accurate representation of the theme.

If you’re new to WordPress, look at several previews of free themes to get an idea what elements of your site will change with a theme. This process will help you become more familiar with what you like and what you don’t like.

The color of a theme can be change with a simple bit of code so don’t focus on that. Focus on the overall layout – does it do what you need.

Once the theme is installed, bring up the various page templates: archives, multi-post pages, single-post pages too see how the layout changes.

If you are just exploring WordPress to see if starting and maintaining a blog is for you, start with a simple free theme.

Focus on writing posts instead of getting bogged down with theme choices.

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And remember, if after installing and working with it, you don’t like your existing theme, with three button clicks and you can choose again.

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