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John Umbarila / Picture Perfect Properties
14,227 PointsWordPress Question
Hello,
How do I deactivate a theme in WordPress? I want my website (www.johnumbarila.com) to look the way it did before, without a theme. Thank you.
1 Answer
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,252 PointsThemes can't be "deactivated" as such, they're switched and only one theme can be the "activated" theme at any one time.
To remove your theme from the list of installed themes you would need to either delete all the files from the theme folder, in your WordPress installation or delete the meta comments from the main theme file. :-)
Good luck :-)
John Umbarila / Picture Perfect Properties
14,227 PointsJohn Umbarila / Picture Perfect Properties
14,227 PointsHi Jonathan,
Thank you for your response. Would I do this from the web host control panel, my FTP software, or both? Would I delete these files from the "public_html" folder or "www" folder?
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,252 PointsJonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,252 PointsHi John,
Yes you could do this from FTP.
You start from the root folder where WordPress is installed and it's found in
wp_content -----> themes -----> theme folder.
If you wanted to do away with the them and it's files altogether you could delete it right there.
I wish I could remember the precise file where the meta comments go if you wanted to look into that but I can't. :D