Title: New Theme Update Question
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# New Theme Update Question

 *  [Panch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/panch/)
 * (@panch)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-theme-update-question/)
 * Hi all
 * I have an existing site to re do which is currently live.
 * I do not want to take this site down while I buy and edit a new template, is 
   it possible that I can edit the new template on wordpress.com and then install
   the theme to my existing website once I am happy with it?
 * Id like zero or minimal downtime of the existing site you see.
 * by doing it this way will i have to pay for the theme twice or can it be transfered?
 * Apologies for multiple questions, appreciate any help.
 * Panch

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 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-theme-update-question/#post-4255518)
 * >  is it possible that I can edit the new template on wordpress.com and then 
   > install the theme to my existing website once I am happy with it?
 * You can only move exported content from WordPress.COM – there’s no access to 
   files/database, so that’s probably not what you want to do. And you cannot use
   outside themes there either.
 * You might considering installing a separate install of WP in a sub-directory 
   on your existing site – and creating the new site there – then switch it over
   when you are ready –
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory](http://codex.wordpress.org/Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory)
 *  Thread Starter [Panch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/panch/)
 * (@panch)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-theme-update-question/#post-4255522)
 * Thanks WPyogi
 * Ill take a read through your link now, much appreciate 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [Panch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/panch/)
 * (@panch)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-theme-update-question/#post-4255527)
 * The site is not mine but a friends, I have been given access to their WP site
   but not the server, I presume I need access to the the host server to be able
   to continue?
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-theme-update-question/#post-4255532)
 * Yes, you would need to create a totally separate installation of WP – and copy
   the site to it.
 * You might look at:
    [http://wordpress.org/plugins/theme-test-drive/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/theme-test-drive/)
 * (I don’t know how well it works.)
 * Or you could install WP on a local computer and work on it there and then move
   it to the server.

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