Title: Changing Theme
Last modified: May 5, 2017

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# Changing Theme

 *  [robthemiller](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robthemiller/)
 * (@robthemiller)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-theme-28/)
 * _[ Moderator note: [moved to Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wheres-my-topic-gone?replies=1&view=all).
   Please do not use Developing With WordPress for these topics. ]_
 * Hello Everyone
 * Has anyone or does anyone know if its at all possible to redesign a wordpress
   website in the background using a different theme without having any downtime?
 * Would i need to use a childs theme? or would i need to design it in a whole new
   website space?
 * I just started working as a marketing manager and the website i have currently
   is hosted by the people who designed it last time so i have no access to the 
   backend of the server just the backend of wordpress
 * any advice or help would be much appreciated
 * Thanks,
    Rob

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-theme-28/#post-9097631)
 * review this plugin: [https://wordpress.org/plugins/theme-test-drive/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/theme-test-drive/)
 *  Anonymous User
 * (@anonymized-14136435)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-theme-28/#post-9097643)
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/jonradio-multiple-themes/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/jonradio-multiple-themes/)
 * This might be a solution. However, it is **STRONGLY** discouraged to do any development
   this way. If you mess something up, you can bring down the entire site until 
   it is resolved. The best solution would be to get in contact with your hosting
   provider and clone existing website and then change anything you would like.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: Anonymous User
 * Last activity: [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-theme-28/#post-9097643)
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