Hi there all, what’s your experience been like importing the media from an old Wordpress theme into Shapely? How much needs to be completed manually? Thank you!
You will need to reconfigure widgets and the front page, as they are not transferable from one theme to another—not just to Shapely but to any other theme.
Media and content will remain in place when switching from one theme to another unless you have some custom code scattered around different pages, posts, etc.
When making changes like these, back up your website first. Better yet, run a stagging setup and test it before pushing it to a live website. Many hosting providers have stagging functionality available. You can also create a local setup of your website on your computer. You can use a free app like Local for that: Free Local WordPress Development | Developers Use WP Engine