# What is the best way to apply a new theme to an existing site?

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**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [October 15, 2018, 1:54pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-apply-a-new-theme-to-an-existing-site/22836 "2018-10-15T13:54:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![studiozellige](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/studiozellige/32/16179_2.png) [@studiozellige](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/studiozellige)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2018, 1:54pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-apply-a-new-theme-to-an-existing-site/22836/1 "2018-10-15T13:54:10Z")

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Hello,

… I manage the website of a french publisher. In 2011, the site was entirely made with Stacks and the beautiful XXL theme of Henk Vrieselaar: [www.zellige.fr](http://www.zellige.fr)  
Since then, I regularly update his catalog and information.

I would like to change the look of this site and therefore of theme.

I will try to use a maximum of existing elements of the old site and I also know that I will of course adapt them to the new theme: nothing will be automatic.

My question: **what would be the best strategy for making this new site with a new theme?**

Thank you for your lights … 😉

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**Author:** ![bpequine](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/bpequine/32/1081_2.png) [@bpequine](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/bpequine)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 4:37pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-apply-a-new-theme-to-an-existing-site/22836/2 "2018-10-25T16:37:57Z")

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I’d like to do the same thing. Is there a tutorial on this that someone could link for us?

Mary

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**Author:** ![NeilUK](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/neiluk/32/23434_2.png) [@NeilUK](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/NeilUK)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 4:43pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-apply-a-new-theme-to-an-existing-site/22836/3 "2018-10-25T16:43:30Z")

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Personally, I’d duplicate the existing project then apply the new theme to the duplicate and go from there.

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**Author:** ![system](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/system/32/25301_2.png) [@system](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 2:43am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-apply-a-new-theme-to-an-existing-site/22836/4 "2018-11-25T02:43:33Z")

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