Best way to try out new template??

[vasy]

Hi

I have used the Round template for about a year now for one of my websites.

What is the easiest way to tryout a new template for the website without having to effect the current webite.

I want to make a clone website on the side to try out the new template

And also, when i'm happy with the new template, do i just copy over the template folder to my current website so change it or is there any other coding involved??

Thanks

[doc]

Hello,

the easiest way to play around with WebsiteBaker is to install it on a test environment. There are comfortable solutions with Apache webserver, MySQL, PHP etc. available in the internet. Just try out XAMPP from the apachefriends.org for example which is easy to install and run.

Regards Christian

[vasy]

THanks, when i have created and modified the template like i want it, can i then just copy the template folder to my current website??

[BerndJM]

Better you zip it and install it like any other template:
http://help.WebsiteBaker.org/pages/en/basic-docu/working-with-wb/add-ons/templates.php

Regards Bernd

[Luckyluke]

You can also test the template with just 1 (hidden) page instead of the whole site.
Simply ZIP every file and install it to your site just like Bernd told in the previous reply.

Regards,
Luc

[marathoner]

@vasy-

A test environment is always a great way to test...but sometimes isn't practical and can be time consuming to create a copy of an existing web site.

Here's another idea for you. Simply install the snippet code discussed in the thread below and you can use any template you have installed on your current web site by appending the name to the url (e.g. www.mysite.com?template=round). This will use a session variable to be persistent as you navigate your site.
http://forum.WebsiteBaker.org/index.php/topic,7389.0.html

Keep in mind that differences in templates may mean that the site won't work (e.g. if you don't normally use show_menu2 and the test template requires it) or may not display fully (e.g. if you normally use more than one menu or more than one section block but the test template isn't setup to display those). However, it's a quick and easy way to see your site using a variety of templates. It's also a nice approach while you are tweaking one template prior to going live with it.