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nico-t · 01-12-2006, 07:49 PM

so to test it i installed the wordpress script on a testsite, and copied the 2 column theme from my active blog to there.

Then i made three columns of it, i added an extra "leftmenu.php" file in the theme folder and some changes in the other php files plus the stylesheet.

My question is, once i tweaked the 3 column design on my testsite til perfection, can i just copy the new 3 column theme and overwrite my old theme of the active blog without any more changes? Since i dont really know if it also affects the db and screws the site up.. i dont think so, since it's just a theme.

But just to make sure that i dont fuck up the active site, any wordpress experts ever did this?

Grapesoda · 01-12-2006, 08:02 PM

test it on yet a third site . .

nico-t · 01-13-2006, 05:57 AM

yea i could do that

garce · 01-13-2006, 06:04 AM

You don't overwrite themes. Just make a new folder in the wp-content/themes/ folder for your new theme, upload it there, then switch to it from inside Wordpress (under Presentation)

If the new theme doesn't work properly, switch back to your old theme.

RedShoe · 01-13-2006, 06:05 AM

there is only one way to find out if it will work... do it.

nico-t · 01-13-2006, 07:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by garce

You don't overwrite themes. Just make a new folder in the wp-content/themes/ folder for your new theme, upload it there, then switch to it from inside Wordpress (under Presentation)

If the new theme doesn't work properly, switch back to your old theme.

yea i just thought about that myself too, i just didnt think of it earlier dont know why..

now im still busy trying t figure out some detail design thing.. for instance in firefox the comment link stretches all the way down, until the right sidebar finishes, it appears next to the end of the right sidebar. very fucking strange and i cant figure out how the FUCK this is happening

01-12-2006, 07:49 PM	#1
nico-t emperor of my world Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: nethalands Posts: 29,903	wordpress - from a 2 column blog to a 3 column blog so to test it i installed the wordpress script on a testsite, and copied the 2 column theme from my active blog to there. Then i made three columns of it, i added an extra "leftmenu.php" file in the theme folder and some changes in the other php files plus the stylesheet. My question is, once i tweaked the 3 column design on my testsite til perfection, can i just copy the new 3 column theme and overwrite my old theme of the active blog without any more changes? Since i dont really know if it also affects the db and screws the site up.. i dont think so, since it's just a theme. But just to make sure that i dont fuck up the active site, any wordpress experts ever did this?

01-13-2006, 06:05 AM	#5
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01-12-2006, 08:02 PM	#2
Grapesoda So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Montana Posts: 46,238	test it on yet a third site . .

01-13-2006, 05:57 AM	#3
nico-t emperor of my world Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: nethalands Posts: 29,903	yea i could do that

01-13-2006, 06:04 AM	#4
garce Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Toronto Posts: 7,103	You don't overwrite themes. Just make a new folder in the wp-content/themes/ folder for your new theme, upload it there, then switch to it from inside Wordpress (under Presentation) If the new theme doesn't work properly, switch back to your old theme.