WordPress

Themes

Learn to select and configure an appropriate theme and preserve presentation separately from content in this beginner-friendly website development lesson.

Learning outcomes

Explain how to select and configure an appropriate theme.
Complete the guided practice safely.
Check that you can preserve presentation separately from content.

Before you begin

Work on a practice copy, keep filenames lowercase and hyphenated, and create a backup before changing a live website.

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Step-by-step instructions

Open the relevant project page, file or WordPress screen and confirm you are working on a safe practice copy.
Compare block and classic theme responsibilities.
Inspect the result using browser tools or WordPress Preview; do not publish yet.
Check keyboard use, mobile layout, content accuracy, links, images and privacy where applicable.
Confirm that you can preserve presentation separately from content, then save a clearly named version or backup.

Ian's practical tip: Preview first, test at desktop and mobile sizes, and keep a recoverable copy before publishing.

Practical activity

Compare block and classic theme responsibilities. The expected result is to preserve presentation separately from content.

Completion checklist

I worked on the intended practice copy. I completed and previewed the activity. I checked mobile layout, accessibility, links and the saved result.