If I re/create a page in cornerstone will I be able to edit it in wordpress if I change themes?

[Lacey]

Hi. I am new to X theme and Cornerstone. I created my wordpress website many moons ago. I’m currently in the process of recreating the pages in Cornerstone. If I decide to change themes will the content be accessible in wordpress? Do I need to recreate my current pages in Cornerstone? Or just leave them as is?

Thanks.

[Prasant]

Hello @Lacey,

Thanks for asking.

If you wish to switch Theme but the content was created using Cornerstone then ideally things should work fine, however please note that the bundled version of Cornerstone is tightly integrated with X Theme and upon switching theme, things may not work properly as they are supposed too. In that scenario, you will need to purchase a standalone version of Cornerstone (link shared below).

Cornerstone | The WordPress Page Builder

That being said, if you choose to switch Theme and page builder then those pages won’t be editable in a different page builder tool because of the structure and shortcodes. For example, content edited using Cornerstone is not editable in Visual Composer and vice versa as both are not backward compatible. However, both can co-exist at the same time. So, you can create a page using Cornerstone and other page using Visual Composer.

Thanks.