How to Cleanly Uninstall a Theme

2026-09-22 09:06:19

adminsforum@hubzilla.org

Anthony wrote the following post Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:06:19 +0200

How to Cleanly Uninstall a Theme

Hello everyone,

I probably didn't search thoroughly enough, but I can't find how to cleanly uninstall a theme installed via
./util/add_theme_repo

Thanks in advance,

Anthony

2026-09-22 16:01:57

Der Pepe (Hubzilla) ⁂

pepecyb@hub.hubzilla.hu

1. Deactivate the theme in the admin interface
2. Delete the symbolic link to the theme directory in view/theme
3. Delete the theme directory in extend/theme

2026-09-22 16:07:20

Ema エマ

ema@utasansh.in

@Der Pepe (Hubzilla) ⁂ maybe this can be added to the admin docu?

2026-09-22 17:48:04

Anthony

combray@social.heraut.eu

@Der Pepe (Hubzilla) ⁂ Thank you very much. I had missed the step of deleting the symbolic links, so the theme was still showing up in the admin interface :-) So that's taken care of.

2026-09-22 18:20:45

Alfred Bühler

abu@hub.alfredbuehler.ch

@Der Pepe (Hubzilla) ⁂ When there is a script that pulls a repo into your installation and creates links, there should be an uninstallation script as well. Analyzing the script and undoing it manually is, IMHO, not a solution. Just my 2 cents.