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1. twop
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Hi guys,
   I have a blog and I got a new template for it. Is it possible to edit my new template while my old template is still active? I am trying to avoid having an incomplete blog up while I work on my new one.
   Thanks =)

2. SleepW
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   yes.
   if you don't want your site down, then work offline with a WAMP.
   http://www.wampserver.com/en/

   i suggest you use a text editor and FTP since it is much easier to undo a mistake.

3. twop
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   hmmm, I appreciate your help but I have no clue how to use that =)

   Is there a way to do it in dashboard? Or is this wamp thing not that confusing? I just don't want to mess up anything.

   Thanks

4. Samuel B
   moderator
   Posted 2 years ago #

   if you don't need to see the theme "live" you can select it and work on it in the editor

   or you could simply install wordpress in a test folder on your site with your theme and tweak it - then move the theme
   http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_Multiple_Blogs

5. twop
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Thanks samboll
   So if i just move the theme folder to my original theme folder after I edit it, it should still work?
   Thanks

6. Samuel B
   moderator
   Posted 2 years ago #

   when ready to move - select the default theme

   delete the theme that is not modded 1st - then move the new one in and activate it

7. twop
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Awesome thanks!
   I think i just get confused with it comes to data bases and all that server side stuff. Makes sense now.
   Thanks a bunch =)

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