Title: theme name change problem
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# theme name change problem

 *  [rahulword9895](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rahulword9895/)
 * (@rahulword9895)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-name-change-problem/)
 * I have a theme,when i changed the theme name..all styles will break and menu 
   will disappear.how can i overcome this??is this theme problem?

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 *  [Phil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/owendevelopment/)
 * (@owendevelopment)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-name-change-problem/#post-2782644)
 * You change the name via FTP, but the database still thinks that you are using
   the old. It’s best to switch to the default WordPress theme, then rename your
   theme, then reactivate your new name theme.
 *  [luckdragon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/luckdragon/)
 * (@luckdragon)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-name-change-problem/#post-2782647)
 * you also have to make sure that there isn’t a variable being defined in the theme
   that’s being used throughout as well. Newer/less experienced theme developers
   sometimes do that because they are familiar with php, but not yet fully familiar
   with the wp shortcuts
 * like they may do
 *     ```
       $themedir = 'mytheme';
       include('wp-content/themes/'.$themedir.'/myfile.php');
       ```
   
 * rather than
 *     ```
       include(get_stylesheet_directory().'/myfile.php');
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [rahulword9895](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rahulword9895/)
 * (@rahulword9895)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-name-change-problem/#post-2782847)
 * its not working luckdragon and Phil

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [rahulword9895](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rahulword9895/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-name-change-problem/#post-2782847)
 * Status: not resolved

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