How to Delete a Theme in WordPress

How to Delete a Theme from WordPress?

In a Facebook group, someone asked about How to Delete a Theme in WordPress.

We answered them in the comment section. For our audience, we thought to write it down. So, it may help beginners to know, how to delete WordPress Theme.

Deleting unused Themes and Plugins from your WordPress website is a good practice.

Deleting or removing a Theme from WordPress is as easy as installing it.

To delete the Theme from WordPress, log in to your WordPress dashboard, then go to Appearance >> Themes.

Select the Theme you want to Delete. As shown in the figure.

When you select the theme, you will see the Delete button at the bottom right-hand side of your window. Click on the Delete button a pop-up will appear, asking whether you want to delete the theme or not.

Click OK to delete the Theme. Your Theme is successfully removed from your WordPress database.

Hurray! You have successfully removed a Theme from Your WordPress database.

How to Delete a Theme from WordPress using File Manager?

The other method to delete a Theme from WordPress is through your Hosting Account’s file Manager.

Login to Your Hosting account:

First and foremost, the thing is to log in to your hosting account. Then go to the File Manager.

In the File Manager, then go to Public_html. After opening Public_html. Then go to wp-content. In wp-content, open the Themes folder. In the Themes folder, Select the theme You want to Delete. And Click on the Delete button to delete the theme.

Now You have successfully Deleted the WordPress Theme.

Your Hosting — > File Manager — >public_html — > Wp-Content — > Themes à Select the Theme — > Delete

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