Hello there! I intend to change the wordpress theme of my blog into something new. If I indeed pursue the wordpress theme change, will my blog still contain the links, blogrolls and whatever my blog contains when it was still with the old theme? Will adsense automatically be installed and placed in the new theme? Please enlighten me..thanks!!
There are all kinds of themes out there for WP. Any theme that is currently active can be altered in a variety of ways - inlcuding altering the CSS as well as the PHP itself to produce different results. Most of the the "free themes" I have seen on the web should be fine for you. The blogroll and links are most often handled by the WP code, so there whould be no loss. If it's content, it's saved in whatever database was setup when you installed WP. Possible problems are: 1. Artwork not fitting into the dimensions of the theme. For example, pictures are too wide or tall to be displayed properly. 2. AdSense ads will need to to have a spot where they can live. Some themes have a pre-made div or spot, others do not. You just place the js script for the AdSense in the appropriate spot. If a spot is not pre-defined, it's pretty trivial to add one. Best of luck in your re-design!
What you need to do is make an assessment of your current theme and understand what changing the theme will do to your design... Does your current theme have one or two sidebars that contain your links, archives, pages, etc.? If you want to incorporate these into your new theme design, choose a theme that has the look you want and will allow you to put these aspects into it. This is usually done through widgets - So your new theme must give you the ability to add the elements you want (links, etc.) through the use of widgets (in the sidebar, etc.). A new theme right out of the box will normally change the way your current blog looks! What you want is to choose a theme that will give your blog the look you want, but is also versatile enough (through the use of widgets and theme elements) to allow you the ability to add the elements you want.