Custom theme gives only blank screen

  • djamieg

    (@djamieg)


    14 years, 9 months ago

    Greetings, I’m having trouble installing a custom template.

    I was asked to redesign an existing active wordpress site:
    http://www.peninsulareviews.com

    The project was complex, so I created a total mockup of the new beta version of the client’s blog in another directory.
    http://www.gordontest.com

    In this directory I created the new theme, based on the Twenty Ten theme.

    From the mockup site, I downloaded the entire new theme’s folder, and ftp’d it up to the clients actual site.

    When I preview the theme, or activate it, I get only an empty white screen. It’s clear something is missing.

    What am I not seeing here? What have I left out.

    Thanks so much for any tips.

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  • esmi

    (@esmi)

    14 years, 9 months ago

    Try turning debug on.

    Thread Starter djamieg

    (@djamieg)

    14 years, 9 months ago

    I added the following line line to wp-config.php

    define(‘WP_DEBUG’, true);

    Same results with the theme

    esmi

    (@esmi)

    14 years, 9 months ago

    Try also adding:

    define('WP_DEBUG_LOG', true);

    to wp-config.php. This will create a debug.log file in the wp-content folder. Make sure that both lines are near the top of the wp-config.php file.

    Thread Starter djamieg

    (@djamieg)

    14 years, 9 months ago

    I was already trying this.

    define(‘WP_DEBUG’, true);
    define(‘WP_DEBUG_LOG’, true);
    define(‘WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY’, false);
    @ini_set(‘display_errors’,0);

    I even created a debug.log file in wp-content, permissions 666. Nothing is being written to it.

    I’ve never transferred a template from one server to another. I’m totally stumped. The frustrating this is that I’m not quite enough of a wp geek to even know how to start figuring out where to look for this problem. Thanks for your input.

    Thread Starter djamieg

    (@djamieg)

    14 years, 9 months ago

    My wp-config file now begins with these lines

    <?php
    // ** MySQL settings ** //
    define(‘WP_DEBUG’, true);
    define(‘WP_DEBUG_LOG’, true);

    I have an empty debug-log file in the wp-content folder.

    No data is being written to the log file. Custom theme is still a blank screen.

    esmi

    (@esmi)

    14 years, 9 months ago

    Have you tried looking in the server’s error logs?

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