Theme uploaded by didn't install, Help

First thing themes are found in wp-content/themes folder and not in wp-content/Uploads…….

For theme to work it should not be in .zip format on your wp-content/themes folder…..extract your theme..to simple folder to work

sometimes there is folder inside a folder or double zipped, in those situations also theme doesnt work……

IF YOU try installing your theme from your wordpress dashboard It should appear in wp-content/themes….

https://www.socialtechnow.com

Hi cgooderham,

I’ve had such issues with some themes before either because of faulty FTP or bad theme packaging. Anyway, to pin point your issue, try these:

1. Open the zip file and check if the theme is packaged properly. All theme files (index.php, single.ph, style.css etc) must be directly under the root of the zip file not in a sub-folder.

2. Unzip the theme file on your PC and upload the theme files separately.

Sometimes this may be due to improper settings on the webserver. But option 2 will save your day anytime. ??

Regards,
Sterex

Hello,

I’m experiencing the same problem. I’ve installed the Twentyten WordPress theme onto my Lunarpages hosted blog. Lunarpages’ WordPress admin panel says the theme was successfully installed. I checked my WordPress folder in the root directory, and the theme folder I had installed is indeed unzipped, located in the correct path: wp-content/themes/twentyten. But when I try to view the blog at: https://www.comfortitalia.com/wordpress/, I see only a blank screen. I have not moved any of the theme files to another location.

Help?

Thank you.

make sure your theme is included in the zip file and not directly in a number of sub folders

Inside my themes folder, I have my theme folder.
Inside my theme folder, I have:
— my .php, .css, .txt files
— languages folder
— images folder

There are no other subfolders in my theme folder.

So I’m still perplexed.

Have you tried uploading the theme folder to wp-content/themes using FTP?

andreis, esmi, thanks for your suggestions. There are no subfolder files in my theme file apart from the images and languages; and, yes, I’ve already tried reactivating the theme by uploading it with Filezilla, and it still doesn’t work.

I don’t know anything about WordPress coding or .php, but I’m wondering, could there be something wrong with my index.php file?

I read in the Codex Giving WordPress Its Own Directory that the index file should have the following line: require(‘./wordpress/wp-blog-header.php’);
but the index file I have for Twentyten does not have that line. I don’t want to put my theme files in another directory, but I’m wondering if this line of code has anything to do with my not being able to see the blog online.

This is the content of my index file:
[Code moderated as per the Forum Rules. Please use the pastebin]

Is this a custom theme or did you download it from somewhere?

I downloaded it from the wordpress theme directory:
https://www.ads-software.com/extend/themes/twentyten<a/&gt;

Why are you trying to re-upload the Twenty Ten theme?

Esmi, sorry, I had specified the wrong hosting service. It’s earthlink (not Lunarpages, where I have another site hosted).

Lunarpages does have Twentyten set as the default theme.

However, earthlink has only WordPress Classic 1.5 and WordPress Default 1.6. This is why I uploaded the Twentyten theme.

Ah! What version of WordPress is running on that host? It sounds like pre WP 3.0

Looked into some other WP forums and it does seem like lots of people have had posting/uploading issues with Earthlink, and that Earthlink is using an older version of WP.

I’m going to resolve this problem by switching hosts. Earthlink has been providing really crappy tech support anyway.

Thx for all your help.

Thanks all… I did manage to solve it a while back, sorry for not returning to this forum to say thank you. The community support is awesome here. Cheers.