# Using Classic on an older website **URL:** \ **Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\ **Created:** [August 14, 2025, 1:44pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/using-classic-on-an-older-website/49793 "2025-08-14T13:44:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![traut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f475e1/32.png) [@traut](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/traut)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2025, 1:44pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/using-classic-on-an-older-website/49793/1 "2025-08-14T13:44:05Z")
I created a website 15 years ago with RW7, and updated with RW8. Now I have RW9.5 and it no longer has the same design when I open the Home file. Is there an easy fix, or do I have to rebuild the site from scratch? ---
**Author:** ![Heroic\_Nonsense](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/heroic_nonsense/32/20666_2.png) [@Heroic\_Nonsense](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Heroic_Nonsense)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2025, 3:58pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/using-classic-on-an-older-website/49793/2 "2025-08-14T15:58:51Z")
Hi @traut, I see you have another thread running with @dan from Realmac. If the design for your site changes, it’s likely that there’s a different theme selected. You can view your site with the various included themes by clicking the Themes button while in preview. If you originally made your site in a theme that’s currently not installed, RapidWeaver will default to the standard theme (a theme called Alpha if I’m not mistaken). If you post a link to your old site, perhaps we can figure out which theme you used back then. Perhaps that theme is still available online so you can restore it. Cheers, Erwin ---
**Author:** ![traut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f475e1/32.png) [@traut](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/traut)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2025, 10:46am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/using-classic-on-an-older-website/49793/3 "2025-08-16T10:46:57Z")
Here is the site, last updated with RW8 last fall. [http://perihelionproductions.org/](http://perihelionproductions.org/) ---
**Author:** ![Heroic\_Nonsense](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/heroic_nonsense/32/20666_2.png) [@Heroic\_Nonsense](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Heroic_Nonsense)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2025, 5:27pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/using-classic-on-an-older-website/49793/4 "2025-08-18T17:27:07Z")
> [@traut](#): > > [http://perihelionproductions.org/](http://perihelionproductions.org/) Hi @traut, That website was built using Foundry, either version 1 or 2, and with the Foundry theme. If you select the Foundry theme in RapidWeaver, your site should return to the look you’re expecting. If you no longer have Foundry, it will be a challenge, as the publisher of Foundry has left the industry and their products are no longer available. Cheers, Erwin ---
**Author:** ![traut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f475e1/32.png) [@traut](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/traut)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2025, 6:36pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/using-classic-on-an-older-website/49793/5 "2025-08-18T18:36:41Z")
Thanks for helping explain that. Now I will have to learn how to use RW 9.5. I have been unable to locate a user manual. ---
**Author:** ![differentdan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/differentdan/32/33530_2.png) [@differentdan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/differentdan)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2025, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/using-classic-on-an-older-website/49793/6 "2025-08-18T19:18:26Z")
> [@traut](#): > > I have been unable to locate a user manual. Hi Tom, The Classic manual can be located here [Welcome to RapidWeaver | Classic Manual](https://docs.realmacsoftware.com/classic-manual/)