Title: replace or delete default theme
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# replace or delete default theme

 *  [mumar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dkaleky/)
 * (@dkaleky)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replace-or-delete-default-theme/)
 * My NEW theme keeps reverting to default. I have no plugins that would cause this.
 * I tried to overwrite the default with my NEW theme- but the default theme still
   shows.
 * So how do I COMPLETELY replace the default with my NEW theme- so when I choose
   the NEW theme- and it reverts to default- default will be the NEW theme also

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 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replace-or-delete-default-theme/#post-889720)
 * rename the “default” theme folder to something else
    make a copy of your new 
   theme folder and name it “default”
 *  Thread Starter [mumar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dkaleky/)
 * (@dkaleky)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replace-or-delete-default-theme/#post-889753)
 * Hi
 * This does not work at all.
 * I renamed the default to default old
 * I renamed fastway2 to default
 * The following happens-
 * 1. In admin panel>design>Current Theme the theme is /themes/default old (even
   though I chose the new default with the fastway2 files)
 * 2. When I chose the new default – the popup window was empty
 * 3.in Available themes
 * a. WordPress Default — the graphic still shows the blue theme from kubrick
 * b. the Fastway2 graphic also shows as the blue theme from kubrick– even though
   on server it is all fastway2 files.
 * 3. The page to users shows as the blue theme from kubrick- although the files
   are from fastway2.
 * 4. If I delete default entirely, and rename fastway2 to default, it shows a messed
   up version of kubrick.
 * 5. I didnt do anything strange to this install btw.
 * So it seems no matter what I do to Default- somehow it cant be changed- or it
   still shows from somewhere
 *  Thread Starter [mumar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dkaleky/)
 * (@dkaleky)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replace-or-delete-default-theme/#post-889844)
 * whats the answer samboll ??
 *  [ameo02](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ameo02/)
 * (@ameo02)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replace-or-delete-default-theme/#post-889847)
 * if you don’t want default theme, just delete it. wordpress can work without it.
 * you can also after that rename that theme to default, but I don’t think that’s
   necessary.
 *  Thread Starter [mumar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dkaleky/)
 * (@dkaleky)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replace-or-delete-default-theme/#post-889852)
 * that answer is not correct— didnt you read my post ? further if I delete it- 
   then when my new theme fails to load– then the page comes up blank
 *  Moderator [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/)
 * (@otto42)
 * WordPress.org Admin
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replace-or-delete-default-theme/#post-889853)
 * The folder name does not reflect the what shows up in the admin section. Choose
   the theme you want, even though you renamed its folder to Default. Don’t pick
   the Default one there.
 *  Thread Starter [mumar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dkaleky/)
 * (@dkaleky)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replace-or-delete-default-theme/#post-889854)
 * I deleted original default- I renamed my new theme to default- I chose the new
   default theme- The blog doesnt show this new default theme, but a screwed up 
   version of the original default
 *  Thread Starter [mumar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dkaleky/)
 * (@dkaleky)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replace-or-delete-default-theme/#post-889855)
 * it seems there is something different with my wordpress installation- as i installed
   antoher wordpress for another site– and when i deleted the default and rename
   etc. i dont have the same problems.

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 * Last reply from: [mumar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dkaleky/)
 * Last activity: [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replace-or-delete-default-theme/#post-889855)
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