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[resolved] CANT SEE UPLOADED THEMES IN DASHBOARD (10 posts)

  1. nativephoto
    Member
    Posted 3 years ago #

    THEMES NOT SHOWING IN DASHBOARD
    MY Service provider 34sp.com. I'm downloading themes from WordPress.org onto my Mac desktop. I unzip the files then FTP them to the correct server directory wp-content/ themes. the FTP shows the files to be there and aok in the correct directory. However, when I go to the WordPress dashboard all I can see are the two basic themes that come with WP and none of the uploaded themes.
    It's driving me mad - there are very few solutions on a Google search and I have run through the forums on here by about 50 pages until blinded!
    Can anyone offer a reasonable stab at why this is happening and the solution. I'm not very technical so would appreciate a non jargony answer if possible.
    Thanks to all forum posters to this thread in advance
    Appreciated, Steve

  2. whooami
    Member
    Posted 3 years ago #

    watch the tutorial:

    http://www.village-idiot.org/theme-howto

    its windows specific, but the goal is the same.

  3. nativephoto
    Member
    Posted 3 years ago #

    Hi there - yes, watched both last night but unfortunately they do not provide a solution. I am confident at how to upload, not nest the files, name them appropriately etc - sadly, in this instance the tutorial offers no answers to why I can't see the themes... thankyou for your reply though and signposting me to them

  4. whooami
    Member
    Posted 3 years ago #

    I am confident at how to upload, not nest the files, name them appropriately etc

    Right. thats what they all say. That tutorial is mine; I know better. :)

    where is your blog, what are the theme names...?

  5. nativephoto
    Member
    Posted 3 years ago #

    thank you for your response.
    Blog is at http://nativephotography.co.uk/ but isn't populated as yet - I am walking through building it so there isn't much to see really.
    I have tried many themes, most recent include: falling-dreams-10, daydream, delight and primepress - all downloaded from the WordPress site
    Regards
    S

  6. nativephoto
    Member
    Posted 3 years ago #

    SOLVED - a simple wipe and reinstall using one of 34sp.com's scripts brought about a solution

  7. krystyl
    Member
    Posted 3 years ago #

    I am having the SAME issue. I have uninstalled and reinstalled adn my themes are still not showing up on the dashboard. PLEASE help................url is krystyl.net

  8. girlbudget
    Member
    Posted 3 years ago #

    I am also having the same issue. Did anyone have this using a godaddy host?

  9. Samuel B
    moderator
    Posted 3 years ago #

    watch the tutorial:

    http://www.village-idiot.org/theme-howto

    its windows specific, but the goal is the same

  10. thisisedie
    Member
    Posted 3 years ago #

    I'd be willing to bet all of you are nesting the themes. Nesting means that you have them as: wp-content/themes/themename/themename. If you're just unzipping the theme and uploading it this is most likely the case as there is usually a folder within the unzipped folder that contains the theme files.

    PS: krystyl and girlbudget...

    It doesn't do any good to jump in on a thread that's marked with resolved because not much of anyone is gonna bother with it once they see it's resolved. You should start your own thread.

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