Changing Themes in WordPress is a Pain in the…
As a new blogger, one may be tempted to experiment on different themes for his/her blog. Try this and that, as a blogger may say.
However, since my blogs are self-hosted in WordPress (being one of the favorite blog publishing systems in the blogosphere today), I found out myself a couple of times its lack of flexibility in adopting the format of blogs whenever a webmaster changes themes for his blog.
Other users have this type of problem I’m sure. My blogs have changed themes for a couple of times now so I know what I’m talking about here. Some problems I have identified when changing themes in WordPress are as follows:
- Line breaks are no longer the same;
- Images don’t appear in their former position/orientation; and
- Images are sometimes ripped off
These problems pose so much difficulty for bloggers since reformatting a blog can take hours and even days before the look and feel comes back again.
I just wonder if blogger users experience the same dilemma as I have deleted my blogger account 3 months ago.
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Tags: WordPress, Wordpress Themes
changing themes is fun for me, yes your right after loading a new theme the position aren’t the same but thats the fun of it, as if you are re-decorating your home hehe..
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yup, been there. spent many sleepless nights just tweaking my theme. But since I settled for a theme, it becomes easier. It’s only hard while starting.
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@ gladita, call it punishment for us bloggers
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@ joanjoyce, yeah ur right… the sad thing is i’m lazy to decorate my home… hehehe
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Moving from blogger to WP is a huge pain in the a**! Hence I’m stuck with blogger lol…..
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I started directly with Wordpress, I also have a self-hosted Wordpress site. And I love modifying themes, especially working with CSS, hehe! Your theme looks good, by the way.
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@ marlene,
thanks kabayan, unforuntately tamad akong magedit ng themes kung minsan. how’s ur PPP income btw?
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Tamad pala ha, pero ok naman itong theme mo kaya huwag mo nang palitan. It’s getting good kabayan, i got so many opps kaya lang di ko ma-grabb this time dahil busy pa work and school. I grabbed one na na-approved kaagad, hehe!
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“Moving from blogger to WP is a huge pain in the a**! Hence I’m stuck with blogger lol…..”
We’re on the same boat!
Importing is easy but the other things, making the theme fit.. the widgets compatible.. the sidebar wider.. blogger redirecting.. permalink structure.. even upgrading wordpress.. is indeed a huge month long chore.
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@ sherry, that’s the sad thing when you find out in the long run that you want another thing after making a choice… i first blogged using blogger. it took me a month to determine its weaknesses then i shifted to a free-hosted wordpress before having my self-hosted blogs… i have lost some 3 months in my experiments. i should have by now a PR of 1 or 2 had i not been too willing to experiment. :((
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@jps61974 Don’t worry about the PR things too much too soon, I had a blog that I did not post much for months, and it got to a PR4 until a month ago just by existing, another one got slapped to nothingness but the traffic wasn’t hit.
You’re lucky to have found out the flaws of blogger early, I did too but a mix of super easy blogger and long procrastination on my part made things what they are rigt now, plus.. some cyber squatters have decided to take root on the .com TT_TT
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Once you have settled for a great theme that works fine for you, then it’s time to focus more on content. My humble view is that changing themes too often is time wasted to get your blog going in a constructive way. The perfect look can never be achieved if we are realistic and pragmatic about it. A clean look is always the best solution. All in all, working on various themes is an experience by itself. But the sooner you create an identity and brand for your site, the faster you can move forward in your blogging. There’s always another time, say six months or one year down the road when you can start looking for a re-design.
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@ sherry
thanks my friend, i am relieved by ur comments.
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@ markk,
thanks, pal. i’ll keep that in mind
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Just wanted to drop by and let you know that I added your link to my blog. You’ll find it under Linkage on the right hand side of the main page.
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And some themes look great but have letters that are too small, making it not reader-friendly anymore. You have to check how your site looks using different screen resolutions, too.
God bless, kabayan!
Mel
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@ mel c,
yes that’s right… that is why a blogger has to choose the theme that is just right based on his personal taste. thanks for the comments kabayan… take care!
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@ joy,
yes my dear… i did the same… take care!
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changing themes is exciting for me… I would want to create a new theme but I have limited time nowadays. I did encounter problems when I was just starting, even stayed awake the whole night just to make things work. Gladly I have a local WP installation where I can test my theme before I can use it online.
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@ amor,
that’s a great idea, Amor. u see, it really is a painstaking job to re-design the layout of a blog… it’s a good thing it only took u the whole night. for others, it took them a few days… i myself have experienced that.
however, i have seen many foreigners (americans usually) who are kinda choosy in blog layouts… but for busy bloggers like us, we cannot seem to care if the layout passes their standards. for me, the content should be the killer, not the layout. what would you do with a good layout without good posts, right?
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I don’t like having to re-install every widget and plug-in to make a theme work. It can be very frustrating.
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@ Lynne,
yeah, you’re right… it’s utterly tiresome to re-install widgets and plugins every now and then. i have been frustrated a couple of times doing those tasks.
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