As
a wordpress user, I have used so many themes on my webpage: www.martinslibrary.blogspot.com and
within this period of time I have encounter some popular wordpress theme issues
which I found difficult to solve as a newbie. But as time went by, I did some
research and from my own personal findings, I came across some other worpress
users with the same problems. I visited
some wordpress forums and found related questions I always ask other webmaster.
Take a look;
Question 1
My WordPress
Theme isn't working, what should I do?
I
am unable to install a theme using both wordpress upload and FTP. When I upload
the zip file to WordPress via "install themes", I get an error
message: The package could not be
installed. The theme is missing the style.css stylesheet. Theme install failed.
I tried to unzip the file to my desktop and upload the theme via Filezilla to
"/wp-content/themes". But after a successful upload, when I go back
into my wp-admin, the theme doesn't show up under my "manage themes"
The style.css is in the top folder for the theme. Here's the style.css for the
theme (no white space preceding). This is only the beginning of the stylesheet.
Any idea's for a fix? Thank you!
Getting
"Error: missing style.css stylesheet" when uploading theme
I'm
attempting to upload a recently purchased theme to my WordPress.org site but
keep receiving the same error message. I am not sure what to do to resolve this
as I am new to WordPress. The theme I am trying to upload is called Solid WP -
Corpotate/Business WordPress Theme and can be found here:
http://themeforest.net/item/solid-wp-corporate-business-wordpress-theme/308585?WT.ac=search_thumb&WT.seg_1=search_thumb&WT.z_author=bitpub
When
I downloaded the theme, it appeared in my Downloads folder in a folder file,
not a zip file. So I right clicked and compressed the file into a zip file.
When I upload the file to wordpress, I receive this message:
"Unpacking
the package…
Installing
the theme…
The
package could not be installed. The theme is missing the style.css stylesheet.
Theme
install failed."
I
do not know what to do resolve this and am hoping someone here may be able to
discern between simple newbie error and complicated error and/or provide a step
to take to try and resolve this problem. Also, I do not know what version of
WordPress I am using, but I signed up in the last month so I assume this means
I am using the latest version. Thanks in advance for your help and advice!
POSSIBLE
SOLUTIONS I FINNALY PUT TOGETHER
Now,
if you have downloaded or bought a wordpress theme and you are having difficulty
installing it, the following easy steps possibly will help you to solve this
issue of the theme is missing the stylesheet:
1.
Please
do well to read the help documentation provided by the author of the theme.
Help documentation can be found in the file you download.
2.
Visit
and check the comments and FAQs on the item page of the theme. Your questions may
already have been answered there! Comments and FAQs are viewable on the item's
page:
3.
Look
if the author of the theme offers support. Authors are sometimes not always required
to provide support, but those who decide to will outline how you should contact
them on their profile page, in the item description or in the comments etc.
4.
In
the case of popular themes, Search the Theme Forums for a solution to your
issue.
5.
Now
if after all these steps and it doesn’t work and you think there is a bug or
the file does not work as explained, please contact Support team.
If
you are a wordpress user and you are having some issues installing your new
downloaded or purchased theme, this article is for you, now look at this;
General
issues that can occur with new users to installing WordPress themes is a "Broken
theme and/or stylesheets missing” error message that is displayed when
trying to upload or activate the theme. This error message does not really
significantly suggest that the theme you have downloaded for free or purchased
is damaged, it merely means it has been uploaded wrongly. Fortunately, there is
a very easy way to fix this issue. Please read carefully and follow the below
steps to resolve this issue.
SOLUTION
1.
Firstly,
download the final zip file from your theme downloads page.
2.
Now,
Unzip the final zip file; you should now have a final download folder.
3.
Please,
Do NOT upload the final download folder. Open up the final download folder.
4.
Next
step, browse the contents and find the actual theme folder. If you look inside
the theme folder, you will see a “style.css” file. This is how you know you
have found the theme folder.
5.
Using
an FTP client, upload ONLY the theme folder to your “wp-content/themes” folder.
6.
You
can now login to your WordPress admin panel and activate the theme.
This
step is Optional: If you do
not desire to manually upload the theme only folder to your “themes” folder,
there is an option. You can zip up the theme folder (remember, ONLY the theme
folder) and upload it via the WordPress themes admin panel by selecting “add
new” and clicking “upload”.
I
believe this is all you need, please be absolutely sure you are uploading only
the theme folder when trying to install a WordPress theme. If you have specific
item questions or need technical help, I recommend you contact the author of
the theme via their profile page.
NOTE THIS
After
a theme is designed, all the files go through a thorough check and review
process before it is approved, but occasionally problems can slip through the
cracks. If you believe that there is an issue with a file you have purchased,
please submit a support ticket and we will investigate. Remember to include as
much detail as possible to expedite the process.