Jeremy

Many thanks, @crouchingbruin for your valuable input.
FYI the ‘id’ and associated value are for a customised search form generated by the Ivory Search plugin. This has worked fine until this week but it was the Theme (NewsPress Extend) that required a minor change in order to resolve the issue.
I couldn’t have done it without your spot… I was targeting cache flushes etc so thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

Choosing a theme is a problem for everyone. Welcome!
Once you have generated some content (as suggested above) look around at sites you like the look of. (You will be surprised how many of them have been built using WordPress). When you’re on that site’s Home Page, if you press (CMd U on a Mac, Ctrl U on a PC) you can see the underlying code and search for ‘theme’. Even if it’s been customised it should provide some ideas for your site.
Another way to choose is to look in www.ads-software.com/themes (as suggested above). The filters are of limited use but try a few free themes to see if they have the kind of features you want.
You should also look at the reviews but remember they can be biased. 1* reviews are usually written late at night when people are angry and upset. 5* reviews are generally written by friends and supporters of the Theme author! Also, the 5* reviews tend to say things like “Cool” and “awesome” which does not help the decision-making process. 2*, 3* and 4* tend to be more objective which may give you some specific answers to questions you have. As in “this is a good Theme but it would be even better if it…..”
It’s not a quick process and you may go up several blind alleys in your search. But you will be learning all the time. (And make a quick note of each one you test with its good and bad points — it may save you some time the NEXT time you build a site.

• This reply was modified 6 years, 6 months ago by Jeremy.

As another option you could simply create a new menu in Appearance > Menus.
That way you can keep track of ‘where you are at’ but restrict your users to a ‘live’ menu, showing just the pages that are ready.
When you create a new page, only add it to your new menu.
Once you are happy with your new pages, you can make your new menu the live one in Appearance > Menus > Manage Locations. Once it is live your users will see all your new pages.