Post by account_disabled on Dec 20, 2023 7:31:49 GMT
You can check if your site is part of a network by looking at the admin bar at the top. If there is a My Sites element , it is a network and not a stand-alone site: Menu item: My Sites Menu item: My Sites You will not be able to install or delete themes, but you will be able to activate themes that will be installed on the network by the network administrator. If you are a network administrator and have deactivated a theme on one of your sites on the network, be careful when deleting a theme that you no longer use. There may be another user who has activated that theme on their site. That doesn't mean it's not worth cleaning up your themes (and plugins) from time to time by removing those that aren't being used on the network. To see which themes are used on your network, you can install the Multisite Enhancements plugin and activate it on your network.
It will add a column to the Themes and Plugins screens in the network Country Email List administrator, indicating the active themes and plugins on the various sites in the network. The Multisite Enhancements plugin The Multisite Enhancements plugin Test Themes Sometimes you or a colleague may have installed a theme for testing purposes. If you want to test a new theme on your site, the best way to do this is to use a staging site . But if this is not a feasible option, you can decide to install a theme for testing purposes. If you work in a team and are planning to delete a theme, always check with your colleagues first. And if you've tested a theme and there's a chance you'll need to reactivate it in the future, don't delete it. Once you have verified that the theme is not in use, is not a primary theme, and will not need to be reactivated in the future, you are ready to delete it. Before you go ahead and delete the theme, wait a moment longer.
Now it's time to do one or both: test the site with the deleted theme on your staging site and make a backup. If you are using a multisite installation, here is a guide on backup plugins for Multisite . Staging Sites A staging site is a mirror of your public site and sits on the same server. All Kinsta hosting plans include a free staging site you can easily create a copy of your site and use it for testing. If you have access to your staging site, it's a good idea to delete the theme on that site first: only then can you be 100% sure that it won't cause problems. Otherwise, you might find yourself cursing yourself after discovering that the deleted theme was the primary theme for the active theme, only to breathe a sigh of relief when you realize you didn't delete it on your live site. Backups Before deleting anything from your site, make a backup first , just as you would before performing an update.
It will add a column to the Themes and Plugins screens in the network Country Email List administrator, indicating the active themes and plugins on the various sites in the network. The Multisite Enhancements plugin The Multisite Enhancements plugin Test Themes Sometimes you or a colleague may have installed a theme for testing purposes. If you want to test a new theme on your site, the best way to do this is to use a staging site . But if this is not a feasible option, you can decide to install a theme for testing purposes. If you work in a team and are planning to delete a theme, always check with your colleagues first. And if you've tested a theme and there's a chance you'll need to reactivate it in the future, don't delete it. Once you have verified that the theme is not in use, is not a primary theme, and will not need to be reactivated in the future, you are ready to delete it. Before you go ahead and delete the theme, wait a moment longer.
Now it's time to do one or both: test the site with the deleted theme on your staging site and make a backup. If you are using a multisite installation, here is a guide on backup plugins for Multisite . Staging Sites A staging site is a mirror of your public site and sits on the same server. All Kinsta hosting plans include a free staging site you can easily create a copy of your site and use it for testing. If you have access to your staging site, it's a good idea to delete the theme on that site first: only then can you be 100% sure that it won't cause problems. Otherwise, you might find yourself cursing yourself after discovering that the deleted theme was the primary theme for the active theme, only to breathe a sigh of relief when you realize you didn't delete it on your live site. Backups Before deleting anything from your site, make a backup first , just as you would before performing an update.