Title: Took down theme
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Took down theme

 *  [chazz046](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chazz046/)
 * (@chazz046)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/took-down-theme/)
 * There seems to be an issue with the plugin with the new WordPress version (4.1.1).
   When I upgraded my theme (THB Themes – Superba)using the plugin it took down 
   my site and reverted back to one of the included WordPress themes. Luckily I 
   backed up the Superba theme and was able to reinstate the site. Has anyone else
   had this issue?
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-theme-and-plugin-upgrades/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-theme-and-plugin-upgrades/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Chris Jean](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chrisjean/)
 * (@chrisjean)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/took-down-theme/#post-5834226)
 * It sounds like the theme files were not fully upgraded or that the process was
   halted in the middle of the upgrade.
 * If you have access to the server’s error logs, see if you can find any errors
   for the time that this issue occurred during.
 *  Thread Starter [chazz046](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chazz046/)
 * (@chazz046)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/took-down-theme/#post-5834238)
 * Thanks for the quick response, Chris.
 * I checked the error logs and there were no issues reported.
 *  Plugin Author [Chris Jean](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chrisjean/)
 * (@chrisjean)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/took-down-theme/#post-5834252)
 * In that case, I don’t think it would be possible to know exactly why this happened.
 * When WordPress reverts back to a default theme, this most often happens when 
   the theme that was active is missing. This means that the directory where the
   theme was (such as “Superba”) no longer exists.
 * One way that this could happen without there actually being an error is if the
   theme’s directory was renamed. For example, if the theme’s original directory
   was “Superba” and was changed to “Superba-Custom”. This would create an issue
   because the zip file would contain the directory “Superba”. When the upgrade 
   takes place, the “Superba-Custom” directory is removed and a “Superba” directory
   is added. The end result would be that the theme would be upgraded, but WordPress
   would revert to the default theme, requiring you to manually activate the Superba
   theme again.

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 * Last reply from: [Chris Jean](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chrisjean/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/took-down-theme/#post-5834252)
 * Status: not resolved