Safe to rename custom theme folder?

  • Resolved ridiculousname

    (@ridiculousname)


    15 years, 7 months ago

    Hello there,

    I’ve created a custom theme folder which I just called Default2. A pretty ugly theme name.

    Is it safe to just rename my theme folder to something else? Will it break my site?

    Thanks,

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  • The name of a theme is controlled by its style.css file. You can change the folder name to most anything you would prefer, with a strong suggestion to change to the “Default” theme first.

    That is, activate the Default theme; rename your “custom” theme folder; then re-activate your “custom” theme. Changing active theme file names or the active theme folder name can lead to some very odd issues … like the “white screen of death” ??

    Thread Starter ridiculousname

    (@ridiculousname)

    It works! Thank you cais!

    You’re welcome!

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