Changing WordPress themes: problems with formatting, shortcode, lost content, etc.

When activating a new WordPress theme, the formatting and content of articles may be altered if the new theme doesn't use the same shortcodes and/or the same page builder.

Formatting problems after changing WordPress themes

For example, this is how your articles and pages may appear after changing WordPress themes:

Unfortunately, there is no automatic solution to correct this problem: you should either return to the old theme you were using, or manually adapt the content of your site using the tools provided by your new WordPress theme.

Solutions for reducing these problems in the future

Here are a few recommendations that will prevent you from having to reformat all of the content of your site in the event of a theme change:

• Use as few shortcodes as possible for your WordPress theme
• Use a universal page builder that is compatible with all WordPress themes (for example, Visual Composer or Thrive Content Builder)
• Take the time to test and evaluate the quality of a theme before using it and adapting all of the content of your site

Useful Resources

• Find and automatically delete unused shortcodes (article in English)