Delete an existing theme

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  caribbeantennistravel · Member · Nov 21, 2016 at 3:34 pm

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  How do I delete an existing theme and replace it with another?

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  themagicrobot · Member · Nov 21, 2016 at 3:43 pm

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  To change themes just click on “My site” and “Themes” lower down on the left. You can choose to activate any one of the hundreds of free or premium themes available.

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  caribbeantennistravel · Member · Nov 21, 2016 at 3:47 pm

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  I have selected a new theme called ‘stay’ and it shows it as active however, the old theme keeps appearing.

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  caribbeantennistravel · Member · Nov 21, 2016 at 4:04 pm

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  Can I just delete the site and start from scratch?

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  themagicrobot · Member · Nov 21, 2016 at 4:18 pm

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  Are you sure the new theme hasn’t activated? I see the Stay theme on your site. Perhaps you just need to refresh your browser. Please DON’T delete the site. You won’t start from scratch. You’ll just lose your address forever.

  https://theme.wordpress.com/themes/stay/

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  caribbeantennistravel · Member · Nov 21, 2016 at 4:30 pm

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  Oh my too late – I deleted the site, It can’t be recovered?

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  themagicrobot · Member · Nov 21, 2016 at 6:18 pm

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  “caribbeantennistravel.wordpress.com is no longer available.
  The authors have deleted this site”

  No. That address is now unavailable for the foreseeable future.

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  caribbeantennistravel · Member · Nov 21, 2016 at 7:15 pm

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  Wow, how is that possible? Doesn’t today’s technology allow ‘keywords’ to be reused?