So I had a go.
I looked at the other themes.
I previewed them, but you can’t see your own blog on there, to see if it works.
Then I thought I’d try one, and pressed activate… Yuck!!!
Hated the look and none of my widgets, lovingly created, had transferred over!
I quickly changed it back…Nooooooooooo!
All my personalised widgets! Gone!!!
Phew!
Thank goodness they were all saved, I just had to put them all back in the right order!
See.
I tried.
But, like the old folks say, (and I totally respect my elders!) “If it ain’t broke, why try to fix it?!”
My blog is staying faithful to Koi thank you very much!!
But I Smile Anyway... 
Mar 06, 2015 @ 21:42:46
I attempted to change my theme a few times and you could change all sorts of things like you’re going to a dept store and trying on a new outfit, but quick-change back if you decided not to activate it. But the last time I did it, that option wasn’t available anymore so once I previewed it, the only way I could see what my stuff would look like is to activate it like you did. Nothing transferred, like what you experienced. I changed it back then thought that I needed a change, so I kept it. If you have the time, could you hover over to my blog and give me your opinion on my new chosen theme? It was 2010 and now it’s 2015. Quite a time leap if you ask me.
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Mar 06, 2015 @ 21:45:24
Hey Leanne! When I’m on the PC I’ll definitely check it out… Can’t see it clearly on my phone! 😊
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Mar 06, 2015 @ 21:48:05
No problem. Thanks in advance!
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Mar 06, 2015 @ 21:27:50
Koi is a nice theme. It was one of the few I considered but I ultimately felt it wasn’t quite ‘my’ blog. I’ve had the same problem with the widgets when I’ve played about. That’s why I only clicked ‘preview’ when I window shopped themes last time.
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Mar 06, 2015 @ 21:37:42
I tried a few before, but ultimately, this is THE ONE for me!!! Preview is all well and good, but sometimes, you know, you just wanna ‘see’ what the others look like with your stuff on it!!
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Mar 06, 2015 @ 21:40:12
It should show that if you preview via the wp admin -> appearance -> Themes. At Least it did for me
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Mar 06, 2015 @ 21:43:03
I did it via my iPad app… I Learned later that I could check it out the other way!!! D’oh!!
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Mar 06, 2015 @ 21:45:33
Lol That explains it! I never do anything more complicated then read blogs or check notifications on my Ipad because the apps editing and administration functions are subpar still.
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Mar 06, 2015 @ 21:46:44
So true… But sometimes its my only option!!!! Still, at least I can use both!
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Mar 06, 2015 @ 13:33:27
Very true, I tried a few and I always felt like why do I really want to change my theme and all I figured was I just need to change color and fonts if I want anything new.
“If it ain’t broke why try and fix it”:)
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Mar 06, 2015 @ 08:49:33
I haven’t looked through the themes yet but I’m pretty sure I will keep mine the same too. I only just changed it a little while back anyway. I really like the soft colours and swirls in this one and my previous one was colourful too.
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