Are you bored with the WordPress theme that you have been using? Want to change it to something new? WordPress has very easy steps to change the themes and manage them. The WordPress theme customisation system is easy to use and offers the maximum help that you need to get your desired themes. But it is also very necessary to be careful while making the changes, as even a slight mistake can make you lose all your data and content.<\/span><\/p>\n

Changing the theme of a live website is a very big task and requires consideration in every detail with the utmost care. There are some things that you need to take care of before and after changing the theme in order to get your new theme and also keep your content and data safe. Let\u2019s have a look at everything that you need to change your WordPress theme here.<\/span><\/p>\n

Effect of theme change on the content<\/span><\/h4>\n

The change in theme and <\/span>WordPress theme customization<\/b><\/a> and change have some effect on the content that you already have on your website. Some aspects of the content change but most of them remain unaffected. Let\u2019s look at it in detail.<\/span><\/p>\n

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• Posts and pages:<\/strong> The posts and pages that you have already posted on your website will not be affected by the change in theme.<\/span><\/li>\n
• Core WordPress settings:<\/strong> The core settings of WordPress like a static homepage remain unaffected if you change your website theme.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
• Plugins:<\/strong> Even when you switch your theme your plugins will work normally but only if they are not linked with the current theme that you are using.<\/span><\/li>\n
• Basic information:<\/strong> The basic information about your website like name and description don\u2019t change with the change in theme.<\/span><\/li>\n
• Theme-specific short codes:<\/strong> If the short codes that you are using came with your current theme and not as a separate plugin, they will stop functioning after changing the theme.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
• Theme-specific homepage:<\/strong> If you are using a customised homepage that didn\u2019t come with the normal WordPress page system, it will disappear once you change the theme for your website.<\/span><\/li>\n
• Theme-specific widgets:<\/strong> The widgets that you are currently using will cease to work after changing the theme if they came combined with the theme that you are currently using.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  Points to consider before changing a WordPress theme<\/span><\/h4>\n

  In order to make a smooth change and not lose any data or content, you need to consider some important points such as:<\/span><\/p>