Resetting the Theme to 'factory settings'?

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  icarrusstudio · Member · Feb 4, 2017 at 3:22 pm

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  how do I go about resetting the Theme to ‘factory settings’?

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

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  zazter · Member · Feb 4, 2017 at 4:55 pm

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  Hi there, you can start over with many options like keeping your posts or a total fresh restart. Follow the link and go through the steps to have a fresh start. ☺

  Empty Your Site to Start Fresh

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  kathrynwp · Staff · Feb 6, 2017 at 8:59 pm

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  Can you please confirm that this is the site you’d like to reset: https://icarrusstudio.wordpress.com/

  There’s a tool I can run to reset everything, including adding back the dummy content.

  I can either:

  1. Run the tool and leave any existing content (posts, pages, images, etc.) intact. You don’t seem to have too much content other than a site logo.

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  2. Run the tool and delete all existing content. This is not reversible, there will be no way to get any content back.

  Can you please confirm that this is the correct site and let me know if you’d like to go with option 1 (leave content intact) or 2 (delete all content).

  Thanks.

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  winihoney · Member · Feb 20, 2017 at 5:56 am

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  Hello Kathryn!

  I actually have the same question. However, I was wondering if you were to run the tool but leave the content intact, then what is being reset (what is changing)?

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  winihoney · Member · Feb 20, 2017 at 5:56 am

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  Hello Kathryn!

  I actually have the same question. However, I was wondering if you were to run the tool but leave the content intact, then what is being reset (what is changing)?

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  justjennifer · Member · Feb 20, 2017 at 6:14 am

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  @winihoney Hello! I tagged your own thread for Staff assistance in resetting your site’s theme. Kindly wait for Staff reply. Thanks.

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  kathrynwp · Staff · Feb 20, 2017 at 2:16 pm

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  winihoney – the tool creates fresh dummy content, such pages, posts, and widgets — in addition to any previous dummy content that may have been added when you first created the site. Things like featured content, static front page, and other options are also reset.

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  mirandaschumes · Member · Feb 26, 2017 at 11:52 pm

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  Hi Kathryn,

  I too am wondering if there is any way that you can run this tool for my account to get rid of all of the content and reset everything to the factory settings. My site is: http://www.mirandaschumes.wordpress.com

  Thank you for any help!

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  kathrynwp · Staff · Feb 27, 2017 at 3:31 pm

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  mirandaschumes – I’ll reply in your other thread:
  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/help-with-resetting-web-template