I had ten blog posts on my previous site and I'd like to bring these across to the new site and make my blog front and centre on my new theme (almost). Can you advise on how I go about doing this and also how I get the blog title on my home page, thanks.
Ok, this might sound daft but where would I find my old wordpress blog posts? They're not where they normally are (because I uploaded your theme of course).
If you have imported a new theme demo, this has swaped all your old content by the theme demo. there was a notice shown when you imported it. see screenshot: https://d.pr/i/C2ETEj
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What I always recommend when using a new WordPress theme is to develop the "new" website on a staging server with a fresh copy of WordPress. So start with a clean copy of WordPress, install the theme and its demo. By doing this, your existing website will continue to run, and you will have all the time you want to develop/design the new website on your staging server.
You could also export/import the old blog posts of your old website onto your new website by going to WP-Admin > Tools > Import/Export.
When you are ready to launch your new website, you will just have to point your domain name to the staging server so it becomes your new "live" server.
And oh dear - my new site is already live under my existing hosting at www.playlist-djs.com - I'm editing the content as I go (not ideal and not overly professional but I have little to no traffic right now anyway).
Is there potential I have lost my previous blog content?
What I always recommend when using a new WordPress theme is to develop the "new" website on a staging server with a fresh copy of WordPress. So start with a clean copy of WordPress, install the theme and its demo. By doing this, your existing website will continue to run, and you will have all the time you want to develop/design the new website on your staging server.
You could also export/import the old blog posts of your old website onto your new website by going to WP-Admin > Tools > Import/Export.
When you are ready to launch your new website, you will just have to point your domain name to the staging server so it becomes your new "live" server.
To create a staging or new server, please contact your hosting provider. If you are looking for a very easy to use web hosting for WordPress that can create staging server in like 1 click, see Cloudways hosting.
BOOM - wound it back - downloaded posts and have uploaded them to the new site. Lucky I'm just at the beginning so I didn't lose much - ;-) Thanks for your help. No doubt you'll hear from me again soon! ;)
Hi there,
I had ten blog posts on my previous site and I'd like to bring these across to the new site and make my blog front and centre on my new theme (almost). Can you advise on how I go about doing this and also how I get the blog title on my home page, thanks.
Gary
Hi,
you can export/import wordpress blog post by going to wp-admin > tools > export > posts
Thanks,
Max from the Sonaar.io Crew
Ok, this might sound daft but where would I find my old wordpress blog posts? They're not where they normally are (because I uploaded your theme of course).
Im a bit confused. where is your old site?
If you have imported a new theme demo, this has swaped all your old content by the theme demo. there was a notice shown when you imported it. see screenshot: https://d.pr/i/C2ETEj
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What I always recommend when using a new WordPress theme is to develop the "new" website on a staging server with a fresh copy of WordPress. So start with a clean copy of WordPress, install the theme and its demo. By doing this, your existing website will continue to run, and you will have all the time you want to develop/design the new website on your staging server.
You could also export/import the old blog posts of your old website onto your new website by going to WP-Admin > Tools > Import/Export.
When you are ready to launch your new website, you will just have to point your domain name to the staging server so it becomes your new "live" server.
Thanks,
Max from the Sonaar.io Crew
Yeah - I'm confused too ;-)
And oh dear - my new site is already live under my existing hosting at www.playlist-djs.com - I'm editing the content as I go (not ideal and not overly professional but I have little to no traffic right now anyway).
Is there potential I have lost my previous blog content?
G
So will one of these files have my old blog post content you reckon?
you can try that rollback but if it does not work, check with your hosting provider for a backup. they have them.
Thanks,
Max from the Sonaar.io Crew
Hey Max,
I've wound it back and can see my old blog content there.
What would you advise I do now.
Can I speak to you guys on a call or instant chat somewhere?
Cheers
G
Sorry, we dont have phone support.
What I always recommend when using a new WordPress theme is to develop the "new" website on a staging server with a fresh copy of WordPress. So start with a clean copy of WordPress, install the theme and its demo. By doing this, your existing website will continue to run, and you will have all the time you want to develop/design the new website on your staging server.
You could also export/import the old blog posts of your old website onto your new website by going to WP-Admin > Tools > Import/Export.
When you are ready to launch your new website, you will just have to point your domain name to the staging server so it becomes your new "live" server.
To create a staging or new server, please contact your hosting provider. If you are looking for a very easy to use web hosting for WordPress that can create staging server in like 1 click, see Cloudways hosting.
Thanks,
Thanks,
Max from the Sonaar.io Crew
BOOM - wound it back - downloaded posts and have uploaded them to the new site. Lucky I'm just at the beginning so I didn't lose much - ;-) Thanks for your help. No doubt you'll hear from me again soon! ;)