Title: Reset theme settings (Without manually removing from phpMyAdmin)
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Reset theme settings (Without manually removing from phpMyAdmin)

 *  [srujbarai](https://wordpress.org/support/users/srujbarai/)
 * (@srujbarai)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reset-theme-settings-without-manually-removing-from-phpmyadmin/)
 * I want reset my wordpress theme settings.
    On searching the net, I found only
   one working way which asked to do by accessing database through phpMyAdmin and
   removing theme_mod.
 * I find it difficult, risky and also clumsy going there everytime I want to reset
   my theme. (I am new to this)
 * Isn’t there any other way for doing this?

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 *  [Marvel Labs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/royalprince/)
 * (@royalprince)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reset-theme-settings-without-manually-removing-from-phpmyadmin/#post-5738000)
 * Please provide the name of the theme and site url.
 *  Thread Starter [srujbarai](https://wordpress.org/support/users/srujbarai/)
 * (@srujbarai)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reset-theme-settings-without-manually-removing-from-phpmyadmin/#post-5738008)
 * [Engine theme. ](http://themeforest.net/item/engine-drag-and-drop-news-magazine-w-minisites/9684894)
 * Well, there is a ‘reset’ option in theme options. But that isn’t working anyways.
 *  [Marvel Labs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/royalprince/)
 * (@royalprince)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reset-theme-settings-without-manually-removing-from-phpmyadmin/#post-5738034)
 * Try Using the following plugins
 * WordPress Reset
 * WordPress Database Reset
 * *Warning! – The plugins may completely wipe out data from your website.
 *  Thread Starter [srujbarai](https://wordpress.org/support/users/srujbarai/)
 * (@srujbarai)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reset-theme-settings-without-manually-removing-from-phpmyadmin/#post-5738036)
 * I tried WordPress reset plugin.
    That only resets the database. Thats it.
 * > Resets the WordPress database back to it’s defaults. Deletes all customizations
   > and content. Does not modify files only resets the database.
 * Rest everything remains intact.
 *  [Marvel Labs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/royalprince/)
 * (@royalprince)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reset-theme-settings-without-manually-removing-from-phpmyadmin/#post-5738038)
 * Go to Cpanel>File Manager
 * Go to public_html > wp-content > themes > your theme
 * *Make sure you zip it up and have a back up
 * Delete the theme
 * upload the theme again
 *  [Marvel Labs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/royalprince/)
 * (@royalprince)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reset-theme-settings-without-manually-removing-from-phpmyadmin/#post-5738040)
 * Go to Cpanel>File Manager
 * Go to public_html > wp-content > themes > your theme
 * *Make sure you zip it up and have a back up
 * Delete the theme
 * upload the theme again
 *  Thread Starter [srujbarai](https://wordpress.org/support/users/srujbarai/)
 * (@srujbarai)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reset-theme-settings-without-manually-removing-from-phpmyadmin/#post-5738073)
 * This will delete the theme same way deleting it from wordpress.
 * It wont make changes in wp-options file.
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reset-theme-settings-without-manually-removing-from-phpmyadmin/#post-5738074)
 * You need to use the reset plugin (clear database) AND delete the them files.
 *  Thread Starter [srujbarai](https://wordpress.org/support/users/srujbarai/)
 * (@srujbarai)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reset-theme-settings-without-manually-removing-from-phpmyadmin/#post-5738077)
 * theme files?
    you mean what marvel labs said?
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reset-theme-settings-without-manually-removing-from-phpmyadmin/#post-5738136)
 * Yes this:
 * > Go to Cpanel>File Manager
   > Go to public_html > wp-content > themes > your theme
   > *Make sure you zip it up and have a back up
   > Delete the theme
   > upload the theme again
 *  Thread Starter [srujbarai](https://wordpress.org/support/users/srujbarai/)
 * (@srujbarai)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reset-theme-settings-without-manually-removing-from-phpmyadmin/#post-5738167)
 * Something that partially worked is: deleting the ‘theme_mod__myThemeName_‘ entry
   from the database made the theme reset but,
 * When I imported settings from a demo site through XML file, there were many new
   entries that were made in the database (wp_options__SomethingRandom_). And the
   option_value of theme_mods__myThemeName_ changed.
    then I deleted my theme from
   wordpress, followed by deleting the theme_mods__myThemeName_ entry from database
   followed by re-installing the theme. This made a reset to my theme settings but
   the other database entries that were inserted prior (when I imported settings
   through xml) were still there.
 * I also dont know which new entries were made on importing the settings so that
   I can delete them all.
 * I fear this will create unwanted entries (every time I import settings and reset)
   to database slowing down the site performance. Any comments?

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