How to Delete/Remove a WordPress theme from the WordPress Dashboard?

We recommended you to remove unused themes. This is a good practice for protecting your WordPress website from vulnerabilities.


1. Login to your WordPress admin dashboard.

2. Under the dashboard menu, hover your mouse on "Appearance" and then click on "Themes".



3. Hover your mouse on a theme which is not active and unused or you wish to remove that theme. It will show you the option "Theme Details". Click it.



4. A simple window will open. At the bottom area, in the right side of the window, you can see the "Delete" option. Click it!



5. A confirmation window will open. Click "OK" to remove your theme.




The theme is successfully removed!

  • 0 Users Found This Useful
Was this answer helpful?

Related Articles

Wordpress Brute Force Attempts / Restrict wp-admin by IP Address

Default installations of wordpress do not include any brute force protection so it is strongly...

Enabling WordPress debug mode

You can enable WordPress debug mode by accessing the wp-config.php file and changing the line...

How to Update to the Latest Version of PHP in DirectAdmin

You can change the PHP Version on your sites at any time by logging in to your DirectAdmin...

Changing Your WordPress Dashboard Admin Password

In order to change your WordPress dashboard password, you will need to log into your DirectAdmin...

How to install an SSL in DirectAdmin for your WordPress site

Once you have logged into your DirectAdmin control panel you will want to select the domain which...