[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #51832: Add a more visible way to delete unused themes

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#51832: Add a more visible way to delete unused themes
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 Reporter:  tobifjellner  |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement   |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Themes        |    Version:  5.5
 Severity:  normal        |   Keywords:  needs-design
  Focuses:                |
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 Today (in WP 5.5) in order to delete a theme I don't use, I need to
 navigate to Appearance → Themes, then click on "Theme Details" that is
 only visible when a theme has focus and in the splash dialog, finally, hit
 "Delete".

 Since the Health Check reminds users to remove themes they don't use, we
 systematically set people off looking for how to delete unused themes
 without finding (and then writing nervous posts in various help forums).

 Let's add a more discoverable way!
 On the "Themes" page, we could add a button at the top of the page (after
 the "Search installed themes" dialog) "Delete unused themes".
 When you hit that button, you get a list of all your themes. Your current
 theme (and its parent theme, where applicable) would be inaccessible and
 "greyed out". All other themes would have selection boxes. At the top of
 the list there should be a two buttons: "Select all themes recommended for
 deletion" and "Delete selected themes".

 Hmm. May words. Perhaps someone with suitable skills could draft a mock-
 up?

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/51832>
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