Title: WordPress jumping back to default theme
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# WordPress jumping back to default theme

 *  [brocoli](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brocoli/)
 * (@brocoli)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-jumping-back-to-default-theme/)
 * I recently updated wordpress and switch to a new theme i installed but after 
   a couple of days the blog jumps back to the default theme. I had the same problem
   before. I don’t know what could be wrong. Does anyone have any clues

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 *  [WebDev WaxLotus LLC](https://wordpress.org/support/users/musnake/)
 * (@musnake)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-jumping-back-to-default-theme/#post-1009634)
 * You had the same problem before? Haha, I’ve never heard of this, what a strange
   issue. No one else knows your admin password/is changing your theme? You’re not
   just previewing the theme, you’re **activating** it, correct? Are you using the
   Turbo setting (Google gears)? Do you have a caching plugin? Is your host restoring
   from an old backup -this happens often unfortunately…
 *  Thread Starter [brocoli](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brocoli/)
 * (@brocoli)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-jumping-back-to-default-theme/#post-1009865)
 * Unfortunatly no one knows the password, i am activating the theme, Not using 
   turbo setting, don’t have a caching plugin. I don’t think my host is restoring
   from old backups since i don’t lose infomartion
    (new post, picturs, etc..)
 *  Moderator [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/)
 * (@otto42)
 * WordPress.org Admin
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-jumping-back-to-default-theme/#post-1009866)
 * Common problem.
 * This is usually a sign of a flaky server. When the active theme is not found 
   or not accessible by WordPress, it switches back to the default theme. Any number
   of server problems can cause that to happen.
 * Short answer: Put your theme in the default folder. Then it can’t revert to anything
   but itself.
 *  [WebDev WaxLotus LLC](https://wordpress.org/support/users/musnake/)
 * (@musnake)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-jumping-back-to-default-theme/#post-1009870)
 * That’s good due diligence! Extra ice-cream for the developer.
 * What can cause the flakiness?
 *  Thread Starter [brocoli](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brocoli/)
 * (@brocoli)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-jumping-back-to-default-theme/#post-1009872)
 * Great idea!! will do. I use pandela i think it’s pretty good. Thanks to both.
 *  [loweb3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/loweb3/)
 * (@loweb3)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-jumping-back-to-default-theme/#post-1009874)
 * This is exactly the same problem I’m having with my site after upgrading. I just
   posted it under “theme won’t hold.”

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