Title: Impossible preview
Last modified: November 10, 2023

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# Impossible preview

 *  [Jack](https://wordpress.org/support/users/netqui1/)
 * (@netqui1)
 * [2 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/impossible-preview-2/)
 * Hi all,
   I have “Twenty Eleven” (version 4.5) on my site and would like to change
   it to “Twenty Twenty-Four”.The problem is when I ask to do a live preview it 
   gets stuck and I can’t see anything.I waited over an hour, but to no avail.The
   preview page remains white with a black line in the center…Therefore, it is impossible
   for me to know if it will work.Does anyone have an idea of a solution?Thanks 
   for any reply.
 * ![](https://i0.wp.com/i.goopics.net/fbj86c.jpg?ssl=1)

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 *  [Harry Hobbes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/harry-hobbes/)
 * (@harry-hobbes)
 * [2 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/impossible-preview-2/#post-17194441)
 * If you have a test/development WordPress website, import some of your production
   content and then activate the theme on that website. Then you can get into the
   Editor to determine what is or is not displaying correctly.
 * If you get it working on the test website, but not on the production website,
   then the problem will be in the difference between the websites, such as plugins
   or other settings.
 *  Thread Starter [Jack](https://wordpress.org/support/users/netqui1/)
 * (@netqui1)
 * [2 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/impossible-preview-2/#post-17194882)
 * Hi Harry,
 * Thank you for your reply.
 * I’m a real “newbie” and I don’t have a “test/development WordPress website”.
 * I’m going to start looking for how to do a “WordPress website test/development”.
 * Not easy for someone who doesn’t know much about development.
 * Maybe it’s better if I stay with my current setup…
 * Thank you again for your help.
 *  [johanponken](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johanponken/)
 * (@johanponken)
 * [2 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/impossible-preview-2/#post-17195059)
 * Jack, there’s nothing special about a “WordPress website test/development”. It’s
   just another WP installation, a separate on where you can experiment without 
   disturbing your “real” one. You could maybe put it under a sub-domain. Happy 
   googling & learning.
 * Mod: my comment about #metoo was just info. I don’t need support. I hope I here
   _gave_ support. OK?
 *  Thread Starter [Jack](https://wordpress.org/support/users/netqui1/)
 * (@netqui1)
 * [2 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/impossible-preview-2/#post-17195129)
 * Hi Johanponken,
 * Thank you for your advice.
 * I will contact my hosting provider and see what I can do.
 * Have a nice week end.
 *  [Harry Hobbes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/harry-hobbes/)
 * (@harry-hobbes)
 * [2 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/impossible-preview-2/#post-17195224)
 * Jack,
 * I suggest you start here:
    1. [WordPress Playground](https://playground.wordpress.net/) (“How to…”)
    2. [Tutorials | Learn WordPress](https://learn.wordpress.org/tutorials/) (Lots 
       and lots of free training…)
    3. [How to start using WordPress Playground | Learn WordPress](https://learn.wordpress.org/tutorial/how-to-start-using-wordpress-playground/)(
       free “test” site)
    4. [Appearance – Documentation – WordPress.org](https://wordpress.org/documentation/category/appearance/)
 * Playground appears to be a very robust resource for trying new things; AND you
   can export working  solutions.
 * [Edit to Add…]
 * If you’re like me, you’ll learn by trying this, then trying that, to see what
   works and what doesn’t work; meaning: making lots of mistakes.
 * As such, some kind of a test site is requisite; sort of a “throwaway” site wherein
   catastrophic errors don’t matter: just re-build/reload the WordPress core and
   try again.
 * It seems Playground provides this capability. Personally, I’ve not used Playground
   only because I maintain a couple of “throwaway” test sites just to prototype 
   and play around with WordPress.
 * Either way, one should have a resource wherein one can “make one’s mistakes” 
   without impacting a production website.
    -  This reply was modified 2 years, 7 months ago by [Harry Hobbes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/harry-hobbes/).
    -  This reply was modified 2 years, 7 months ago by [Harry Hobbes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/harry-hobbes/).
 *  Thread Starter [Jack](https://wordpress.org/support/users/netqui1/)
 * (@netqui1)
 * [2 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/impossible-preview-2/#post-17196944)
 * Hi Harry,
 * This seems very interesting.
 * I’ll take a closer look at this.
 * Thank you very much for all this.
 * What’s a shame is that my site works perfectly, and its layout is quite good.
   He’s been in office for 4 years and I just wish I’d gone to Twenty Twenty Four
   to be more modern.
 * Nothing more, and it is a shame that the “Appearance” function does not work 
   with this theme.
 * Thanks again for your help.
    -  This reply was modified 2 years, 7 months ago by [Jack](https://wordpress.org/support/users/netqui1/).

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