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Anyone else having a problem installing any wordpress themes - you get a message like this when you try and upload :

Installing Theme from uploaded file: whatever.zip

Unpacking the package...
Installing the theme...
The package could not be installed. The theme is missing the style.css stylesheet.
Theme install failed.




If you go to your control panel and unzip the file within content-themes, it shows up in wordpress wp-admin etc., but that is the long route and still doesn't explain why you cannot upload a theme, from your desktop for example.


Anyone know what the problem is or a solution?


Thank you.
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  • Profile picture of the author starrychloe
    Try to unzip it and rezip it, and verify style.css exists.
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  • Profile picture of the author keblack
    Thanks but, I did that and it still doesn't work. File size is only 1.2 mg.
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  • Profile picture of the author vishwa
    It seems that your theme zip contains multiple folders. So, Unzip the theme and zip the folder which exactly contains the all theme files. Hope its help you.
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  • Profile picture of the author gokulmaba
    Unzip every folders and find the style.css file of the wordpress theme you are trying to install. Otherwise there will be no style.css file and you cannot install the theme.
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  • Profile picture of the author Zenoth
    Take a look at my replies in this older topic with a similar problem. You will find your answer there.
    http://www.warriorforum.com/website-...yle-sheet.html
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  • Profile picture of the author keblack
    Right, but I don't think that works if I understand correctly. If I open the folder with the theme name, it shows 3 folders and a bunch of files, like this:

    CSS
    images
    style

    and a bunch of other files. Can I send you a screenprint by PM or can you send me your email by PM so I can send you the screenprint? I'll pay anyone $50 by paypal if you can solve this problem for me.
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    • Profile picture of the author nizamkhan
      Originally Posted by keblack View Post

      Right, but I don't think that works if I understand correctly. If I open the folder with the theme name, it shows 3 folders and a bunch of files, like this:

      CSS
      images
      style

      and a bunch of other files. Can I send you a screenprint by PM or can you send me your email by PM so I can send you the screenprint? I'll pay anyone $50 by paypal if you can solve this problem for me.
      There is style.css file in the theme folder, then, it probably means that theme style.css file is missing something or it is corrupt. Try downloading and installing a fresh copy once again.

      - Nizam
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    • Profile picture of the author Zenoth
      Originally Posted by keblack View Post

      Right, but I don't think that works if I understand correctly. If I open the folder with the theme name, it shows 3 folders and a bunch of files, like this:

      CSS
      images
      style

      and a bunch of other files. Can I send you a screenprint by PM or can you send me your email by PM so I can send you the screenprint? I'll pay anyone $50 by paypal if you can solve this problem for me.
      So let's say you have your theme in a .zip archive. Looking inside that archive you should find a folder (theme name). Inside that folder you should find those files and a style.css.

      If the structure is correct, probably the style.css file has some required code missing.
      If you haven't solved already this problem, you can send me a pm and I will take a look.
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  • Profile picture of the author nizamkhan
    Originally Posted by keblack View Post

    Anyone else having a problem installing any wordpress themes - you get a message like this when you try and upload :

    Installing Theme from uploaded file: whatever.zip

    Unpacking the package...
    Installing the theme...
    The package could not be installed. The theme is missing the style.css stylesheet.
    Theme install failed.



    If you go to your control panel and unzip the file within content-themes, it shows up in wordpress wp-admin etc., but that is the long route and still doesn't explain why you cannot upload a theme, from your desktop for example.


    Anyone know what the problem is or a solution?


    Thank you.

    Yes! I've faced this problem myself.

    Usually premium themes comes with documentation and theme files in one zip folder. You need to extract the zip folder and upload only the theme zip file.

    If you see the style.css file in theme folder and you are getting this error, then it probably means that theme style.css file is missing something or it is corrupt. Try downloading and instaling with a fresh zip copy and see if it works. If not, you can contact your theme support and they may help you out.


    - Nizam
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  • Did you make the purchase through themeforest? I've run into that issue from themes I've purchased there.

    There is an easy work around, but only if you got the theme there.

    -CG
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