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title: How to Delete a WordPress Theme
description: "You should remove unused themes. It is considered good practice to protect your WordPress website from vulnerabilities by not keeping old, unused themes. **1.** Log in to the WordPress dashboard. **2. **From the Dashboard menu, go to **Appearance** and click on **Themes**. ![wp-dashboard-apperance-themes.gif](https://clients.domaincentral.com.au/img/wp-dashboard-apperance-themes.gif) **3.** Hover your…"
url: "https://www.domaincentral.com.au/help/delete-a-wordpress-theme/"
updated: "2026-09-03"
category: WordPress
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# How to Delete a WordPress Theme

You should remove unused themes. It is considered good practice to protect your WordPress website from vulnerabilities by not keeping old, unused themes.

**1.** Log in to the WordPress dashboard.

**2. **From the Dashboard menu, go to **Appearance** and click on **Themes**.
 ![wp-dashboard-apperance-themes.gif](https://clients.domaincentral.com.au/img/wp-dashboard-apperance-themes.gif)

**3.** Hover your mouse on a theme you want to remove. Click on **Theme Details**.
 ![wp-themes-delete-theme-details.gif](https://clients.domaincentral.com.au/img/wp-themes-delete-theme-details.gif)

**4. **Click on **Delete** and Confirm with **OK**. You can find the Delete option at the bottom right area of the window.
 ![wp-themes-delete-option.gif](https://clients.domaincentral.com.au/img/wp-themes-delete-option.gif)

You have successfully removed the theme.