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can't change my wordpress theme

by Q-Man
9 replies
Hello everyone,


I am unable to change my wordpress theme. When I go to select a new theme the page shows all the themes I have uploaded, however when I click on a new theme to view, .... the originally activated theme is what is displayed, not the new theme I selected. I've tried clearing my browser cache and refreshing my web site. I even deleted the theme that is being displayed, but no matter what I do the theme will not change to a new selection. Does anyone know how to fix this problem? (I'm using ver 2.7.1)



Thanks in advance.

Q
#change #theme #wordpress
  • Profile picture of the author Mike Hill
    Just try activating it anyway and see what happens... Mine did this once before but I chose to activate it anyway and it worked!

    Try that and see what happens.

    Mike Hill
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  • Profile picture of the author Sven Schoene
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    • Profile picture of the author Q-Man
      NO I did all those things guys. I even deleted the theme from my directory, but it remains active.
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  • Profile picture of the author The Pension Guy
    If you did all that was advised above... somebody will have to take a look at it, otherwise it would be too difficult to guess.
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  • Profile picture of the author Stefan Vee
    Try clearing your browser's cache, or load your site through a proxy.
    Maybe your provider cached your site (AOL?)
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    • Profile picture of the author Michael Motley
      Originally Posted by Stefan Vee View Post

      Try clearing your browser's cache, or load your site through a proxy. Maybe your provider cached your site (AOL?)
      ^^this

      or if you have an ftp program (and you should) then go into the theme and clear it out or just rename the files, then go back in a pick another theme. If it still doesnt change, maybe your wp install is hosed?
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  • Profile picture of the author The Pension Guy
    Q-Man,
    I sent you a PM with my email - contact me and I will try to take a closer look at it.
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  • Profile picture of the author Q-Man
    NO AOL, no proxy, cleared cache & cookies. This blog is new and really doesn't have anything on it. So I think I will reinstall wordpress, but am unsure how.

    Do I need to uninstall wordpress first and if so how to I go about it? I'm using C-panel.
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  • Profile picture of the author The Pension Guy
    Solved. The unwanted theme's index file has been uploaded to the root - replacing WP's "short and sweet" index.php file. As soon as it was removed and the original WP root index restored, the blog worked well.
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  • Profile picture of the author mhuktar
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    • Profile picture of the author The Pension Guy
      Originally Posted by mhuktar View Post

      I think there is WP version Issue that you need to solve.
      No. You are completely wrong.

      The diagnosis and the solution has been posted above. Did you read it?
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