Title: Adding a New downloaded Theme to WordPress Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # Adding a New downloaded Theme to WordPress * [margaretpeng](https://wordpress.org/support/users/margaretpeng/) * (@margaretpeng) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-a-new-downloaded-theme-to-wordpress/) * I am having trouble trying to upload a theme that I purchased outside of WordPress: [http://themeforest.net/](http://themeforest.net/) * According to this site: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Appearance_Themes_SubPanel#Using_the_FTP_method](http://codex.wordpress.org/Appearance_Themes_SubPanel#Using_the_FTP_method) * (scroll to the bottom and read: “Using the FTP method”) it says that I can upload the theme that I downloaded from the themeforest.net and transfer it through the FTP to the host, which is connected to WordPress. I followed the directions and uploaded the files to the server, however I cannot find the theme that I had uploaded. * I went to Appearance>Themes and tried searching the theme name, but it’s nowhere to be found. * Somebody help! I am new to this! What can I do? Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 32 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-a-new-downloaded-theme-to-wordpress/page/2/?output_format=md) [3](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-a-new-downloaded-theme-to-wordpress/page/3/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-a-new-downloaded-theme-to-wordpress/page/2/?output_format=md) * [Jeremy Pry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jpry/) * (@jpry) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-a-new-downloaded-theme-to-wordpress/#post-1952546) * What folder did you upload the theme to? WordPress looks for themes in a specific place. From the root of your WordPress installation, the theme folder needs to be in `wp-content/themes//`. * Thread Starter [margaretpeng](https://wordpress.org/support/users/margaretpeng/) * (@margaretpeng) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-a-new-downloaded-theme-to-wordpress/#post-1952547) * yes I used that folder ” wp-content/themes/classica/” but it’s not showing up in my WordPress…. * [Jeremy Pry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jpry/) * (@jpry) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-a-new-downloaded-theme-to-wordpress/#post-1952548) * Did you upload a file like classica.zip? Or is it an actual folder with files inside? * Thread Starter [margaretpeng](https://wordpress.org/support/users/margaretpeng/) * (@margaretpeng) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-a-new-downloaded-theme-to-wordpress/#post-1952549) * I uploaded the individual folders into the “classica” directory. Did I do it correctly? * [Jeremy Pry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jpry/) * (@jpry) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-a-new-downloaded-theme-to-wordpress/#post-1952550) * Well, I don’t know the exact structure of the Classica theme that you downloaded, but in order for WordPress to correctly find your theme, at a minimum you need a style.css file, like this: `wp-content/themes/classica/style.css`. * The most likely scenario that I can think of is that you unintentionally duplicated the classica folder, so you have `wp-content/themes/classica/classica/`, or something similar. * If you downloaded your theme as a zip file, it may be easier to let WordPress do the uploading for you. From the Admin interface, click on Appearance > Themes > Install Themes, then click on the Upload link. You can then browse for the zip file, and WordPress will take care of the rest. * Thread Starter [margaretpeng](https://wordpress.org/support/users/margaretpeng/) * (@margaretpeng) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-a-new-downloaded-theme-to-wordpress/#post-1952551) * Unfortunately, I tried doing it from the Admin part to upload it, but there is no link that says “Install Themes.” I am using WordPress 3.1. I do have the zipfile of the theme. * How do I get that link so I can “Install Themes”? * [Jeremy Pry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jpry/) * (@jpry) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-a-new-downloaded-theme-to-wordpress/#post-1952552) * At the top of the themes page are two large Tabs. The first one says “Manage Themes” and the second one says “Install Themes”. The coloring is a light gray, so it may be easy to overlook. * Alternatively, you can navigate to the page manually by typing in the link in your browser: `http://www.your-site.com/wp-admin/theme-install.php`. * Thread Starter [margaretpeng](https://wordpress.org/support/users/margaretpeng/) * (@margaretpeng) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-a-new-downloaded-theme-to-wordpress/#post-1952553) * Yes, I know. I only have the “Manage Themes” tab, but not the “Install Themes” tab. I tried finding it, but it’s missing and I’ve read on other blogs and saw what it’s suppose to look like: [http://codex.wordpress.org/images/a/ad/appearance-install-theme-manual-step2.png](http://codex.wordpress.org/images/a/ad/appearance-install-theme-manual-step2.png) * I don’t know why it’s missing…. * [Jeremy Pry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jpry/) * (@jpry) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-a-new-downloaded-theme-to-wordpress/#post-1952555) * Are you an admin of your WordPress install? What about manually entering the address as I suggested? * Thread Starter [margaretpeng](https://wordpress.org/support/users/margaretpeng/) * (@margaretpeng) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-a-new-downloaded-theme-to-wordpress/#post-1952556) * Yes, I am the admin. I tried entering the link you sent with my name filled in( [http://margaret-peng.com/wp-margaretpeng/theme-install.php](http://margaret-peng.com/wp-margaretpeng/theme-install.php)) and it says the page doesn’t exist… * What’s going on with my WordPress? * [Jeremy Pry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jpry/) * (@jpry) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-a-new-downloaded-theme-to-wordpress/#post-1952557) * Leave the word “admin” as-is. So it would be [http://margaret-peng.com/wp-admin/theme-install.php](http://margaret-peng.com/wp-admin/theme-install.php). * Thread Starter [margaretpeng](https://wordpress.org/support/users/margaretpeng/) * (@margaretpeng) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-a-new-downloaded-theme-to-wordpress/#post-1952558) * I just tried that link and it says: “link cannot be found.” I can send you an image to show you what my page looks like… there is no tab that says “Install Themes” * [Jeremy Pry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jpry/) * (@jpry) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-a-new-downloaded-theme-to-wordpress/#post-1952559) * First try this: 1. Revert to the TwentyTen theme 2. Disable any plugins you may have activated * Thread Starter [margaretpeng](https://wordpress.org/support/users/margaretpeng/) * (@margaretpeng) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-a-new-downloaded-theme-to-wordpress/#post-1952560) * I have changed it to Twenty Ten theme. What do I do now? * [Jeremy Pry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jpry/) * (@jpry) * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-a-new-downloaded-theme-to-wordpress/#post-1952561) * Are you able to use the previous link, or does it still say that the page cannot be found? If not found, can you post a screenshot of your admin page? Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 32 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-a-new-downloaded-theme-to-wordpress/page/2/?output_format=md) [3](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-a-new-downloaded-theme-to-wordpress/page/3/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-a-new-downloaded-theme-to-wordpress/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Adding a New downloaded Theme to WordPress’ is closed to new replies. * 32 replies * 4 participants * Last reply from: [sacredpath](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sacredpath/) * Last activity: [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-a-new-downloaded-theme-to-wordpress/page/3/#post-1953043) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics