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 "œAppearance" 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 "œTheme Details". Click it.



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



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




The theme is successfully removed!

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