Following our earlier announcement regarding outdated themes, we are now moving into Phase 2 of the theme retirement process for Yoko, Agama Pro, and Make.
What’s Changing in This Phase?
- No New Installations: Soon you will no longer see the option to select Yoko, Agama Pro, or Make when creating a new blog or changing the theme on an existing site.
- Existing Sites Are Unaffected: If your site currently uses one of these three themes, it will continue to work as normal for now. Your design, content, and layout remain unchanged.
Why We Are Taking This Step
Regular updates are essential to ensure WordPress runs securely and reliably across all Glow Blogs. Because third-party developers are no longer regularly updating Yoko, Agama Pro, or Make, preventing new sites from adopting them reduces future security risks and technical issues across the platform.
Recommended Next Steps for Current Users
While your site remains safe for now, we strongly encourage site owners using these themes to begin planning their transition before Phase 3 (Full Retirement).
- Users on Yoko: Consider switching to Twenty Sixteen. It provides a clean, classic blog layout and offers a smooth transition with minimal layout adjustments.
- Users on Agama Pro & Make: We recommend moving to modern block themes like Twenty Twenty-Five, which utilise the standard Block Editor and Site Editor.
Important Note for Make Users: Because the Make theme relies on a legacy custom page builder, converting pages to standard WordPress blocks will require rebuilding your page layouts. We advise starting this migration early so you can transition at your own pace.
Looking Ahead to Phase 3
Full retirement – where these themes are removed entirely from the system – is still further down the line. We will provide plenty of advance notice, step-by-step migration guides, and support before any final changes occur.
If you have questions or need assistance transitioning your site’s layout, please reach out via the Glow Help channels.