How to Completely Remove Thesis 2.1 from your Database

Difficulty Level - Intermediate

Filed Under Topics - Database, Thesis 2.1

Listed Under Lesson Subjects - Troubleshooting

Sometimes it is essential (especially in troubleshooting) to completely remove Thesis 2.1 from your site and reinstall it from scratch. Unlike most themes, simply uninstalling Thesis and deleting it doesn’t delete the settings it stores in the database. In this seminar I demonstrate how to completely remove Thesis so you can reinstall it as if it were installed for the very first time. Think of it like the Madonna treatment… “Kissed for the very first time…”

Reorganize File Structure

When you have an inexplicable error and all else fails
When you have persistent but not consistent errors
To Start Thesis with a clean slate

Troubleshooting Steps

Where does the problem lie?
- Is the problem due to your browser?
  - Make sure the problem exists in a variety of browsers
Is the problem due to a plugin?
- Deactivate all plugins – if the problem goes away then it is a plugin problem
- If the problem doesn’t go away:
  - Check to see if there are any caching plugins that add files
  - If there are, delete those files
    - If the problem goes away – then it was the caching plugin
  - If there aren’t, then the problem isn’t with a plugin
- Leave all plugins deactivated
Is the problem due to the theme?
- Switch to the default WordPress Theme – if the problem goes away then it is a problem with the theme
- If the problem doesn’t go away then it is a problem with WordPress
Is the problem due to WordPress?
- if the problem persists with no plugins and the default WordPress theme then the problem is with WordPress.
When you determine that the problem is with Thesis
- Backup the Site – download
- Deactivate all boxes
- Activate Classic Responsive
- Check Custom Code
- If it is none of these then the problem may be in the database