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4 Steps to Remove an Unpublished Theme on Shopify

Last updated: August 01, 2024

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Below are some steps which I have prepared for you on how to remove an unpublished theme on Desktop, iPhone, and Android. In the Themes page in your Shopify admin page, the maximum number of themes you can add is 20. Because of this, you can remove some themes to make room for others.

How to remove an unpublished theme on Shopify

This is a step-by-step guide to remove unpublished theme:

Step 1: Choose Themes from Shopify Admin

After you login to your account, you then choose the Themes section which is in the Online Store section.

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Step 2: Go to More themes area

Scroll down, and you will see the More themes area. On the right-hand side of the screen is the list which includes all the themes you have added.

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Step 3: Remove unpublished theme

Click on the Action button of the theme that you want to remove. Once you see the list, select Remove.

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Step 4: Confirm to remove

After you click Remove, a small dialog will appear. Once you click Remove, the action cannot be changed, so think very carefully before you confirm. If you still not sure about your decision, you can click Cancel to stop it.

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To remove an unpublished theme on iPhone (Click here)

Step 1: Select Store After opening your Shopify app, you need to select the Store section.
Step 2: Tap Online Store Then, you tap Online Store which is in the Sales Channels section.
Step 3: Tap Manage Themes Afterward, on the Online Store screen, you will see the Manage Themes. Tap on it.
Step 4: Select Remove In this step, find the theme that you want to remove from the list which includes all the themes you have added. Tap on the Action button and select Remove.
Step 5: Confirm After you tap on the Remove button, a small dialog will appear. Once you click Remove, the action cannot be reversed, so think very carefully before you confirm. If you still not sure about your decision, you can click Cancel to stop it.

To remove an unpublished theme on Android (Click here)

Step 1: Select Store After opening your Shopify app, you need to select the Store section.
Step 2: Tap Online Store Then, you tap Online Store which is in the Sales Channels section.
Step 3: Tap Manage Themes Afterward, on the Online Store screen, you will see the Manage Themes. Tap on it.
Step 4: Select Remove In this step, find the theme that you want to remove from the list which includes all the themes you have added. Tap on the Action button and select Remove.
Step 5: Confirm After you tap on the Remove button, a small dialog will appear. Once you click Remove, the action cannot be reversed, so think very carefully before you confirm. If you still not sure about your decision, you can click Cancel to stop it.

Conclusion

Above is the brief tutorial on how to remove an unpublished theme on Shopify. I hope this instruction could be helpful for you and your crew.

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Sam Nguyen

Sam Nguyen is the CEO and founder of Avada Commerce, an e-commerce solution provider headquartered in Singapore. He is an expert on the Shopify e-commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale systems. Sam loves talking about e-commerce and he aims to help over a million online businesses grow and thrive.