Title: “Broken theme” “template missing” help!
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# “Broken theme” “template missing” help!

 *  [ta100](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ta100/)
 * (@ta100)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/broken-theme-template-missing-help/)
 * My theme is missing on the Manage Themes Page (Dashboard <Appearance <Themes).
   Below the list of themes on this page, it says:
 * _Broken Themes
    The following themes are installed but incomplete. Themes must
   have a stylesheet and a template. Name: Reworked Firebug 2 Description: Template
   is missing.
 * I know what a style sheet is and have it, uploaded it. I’m so basic I don’t know
   what a template is. ** What file name(s) is/are this “template,” how/where do
   I find this template, and where do I put it (which folder/ss)?** This is serious
   because right now I have no access to my site that I have developed for many 
   months.
 * Clues on maybe how this happened. Someone in the past worked on the Firebug theme,
   said some of it was still left but most was new. (I do not have access to this
   person.) I moved a copy of it into my themes, and renamed it, so I could develop
   another version of it. I think I noticed that WP said for the second copy, that
   it relied on the first copy for something. Was tiring to figure all that out,
   so I deleted the second copy. Since I deleted the second copy, I cannot see even
   the first copy. Or was it that I renamed things before I deleted…I don’t know,
   but I think it was the deletion of the first second file (the copy) that wrecked
   things. But presently the Firebug theme folder is renamed “Reworked Firebug 2”
   in my files at my hosting site, and also at the top of my style.css sheet where
   it has the name and author (I put “anon”) of the theme.
 * The person who worked the original Firebug theme and changed wrote “test” as 
   the title of the it at the top of the style.css. But it was still then in the“
   firebug” folder.

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/broken-theme-template-missing-help/#post-1192597)
 * You need an index.php template file in your theme at the very least.
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development](http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development)
 *  Thread Starter [ta100](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ta100/)
 * (@ta100)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/broken-theme-template-missing-help/#post-1192728)
 * It does have an index.php file. That is an excellent link. I can see that I am
   not at all ready to tackle this, but maybe someday. It’s possible that something
   wasn’t designed right/thoroughly when I received help (drastic redesign of firebug),
   or perhaps it was something I did after, or both, who knows. Lost that whole 
   design I worked on for many months. Oh well, it isn’t the only one that exists
   on earth. Might just stick with what I was doing…a WP theme and just change it
   a little. Can do that at least. Thanks, again, esmi.
 *  [kirasherrine](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kirasherrine/)
 * (@kirasherrine)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/broken-theme-template-missing-help/#post-1193050)
 * esmi i am having the same problem
    I am trying to upload a file through ftp server
   onto my file and it says the theme is broken… i have: style.css header.php footer.
   php favicon.ico images folder index.php comments.php sidebar.php page.php single.
   php searchform.php search.php 404.php archive.php
 * i think thats enough templates….could it be something within the codes?
 *  [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/)
 * (@claytonjames)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/broken-theme-template-missing-help/#post-1193051)
 * Step one would be to verify that you have no “nested folders”.
 *  [kirasherrine](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kirasherrine/)
 * (@kirasherrine)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/broken-theme-template-missing-help/#post-1193052)
 * the only folder inside the theme folder is my images folder
 * also all my phps start with (except for my searchform and comments):
    <?php get_header();?
   > and end with: <?php get_footer(); ?> …should they start with: <link rel=”stylesheet”
   href=”style.css” type=”text/css” media=”screen” /> ??
 * Also this is the header.php:
    ‘<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//
   EN” “[http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd”&gt](http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd”&gt);
   <html xmlns=”[http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml&#8221](http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml&#8221);
   <?php language_attributes(); ?>> <head> <title><?php bloginfo(‘name’); ?> <?php
   if ( is_single() ) { ?> » Blog Archive <?php } ?> <?php wp_title(); ?></title
   > <meta http-equiv=”Content-Type” content=”<?php bloginfo(‘html_type’); ?>; charset
   =<?php bloginfo(‘charset’); ?>” />
 * <meta name=”generator” content=”WordPress <?php bloginfo(‘version’); ?>” />
    
   <meta name=”description” content=”<?php bloginfo(); ?>” /> <link rel=”shortcut
   icon” href=”<?php bloginfo(‘template_directory’); ?>/favicon.ico” /> <link rel
   =”stylesheet” href=”<?php bloginfo(‘stylesheet_url’); ?>” type=”text/css” media
   =”screen” /> <link rel=”alternate” type=”application/rss+xml” title=”RSS” href
   =”<?php bloginfo(‘rss2_url’); ?>” /> <link rel=”pingback” href=”<?php bloginfo(‘
   pingback_url’); ?>” /> <?php wp_get_archives(‘type=monthly&format=link’); ?> 
   <?php wp_head(); ?> </head>
 * <body>
    <div id=”Page”>
 * <div id=”Header”>
    <img src=”images/Header.jpg” /> </h1> </div>
 * <div id=”B1″>
    [ <img src=”images/About.jpg” alt=”<?php bloginfo(‘name’); ?>/”/
   > <h1>“>” title=”<?php bloginfo(‘name’); ?>”> </h1> </div>
 * <div id=”B2″>
    [ <img src=”images/Porfolio.jpg” alt=”<?php bloginfo(‘name’); ?
   >/” /> <h1>“>” title=”<?php bloginfo(‘name’); ?>”> </h1> </div>
 * <div id=”B3″>
    [ <img src=”images/Blog.jpg” alt=”<?php bloginfo(‘name’); ?>/”/
   > <h1>“>” title=”<?php bloginfo(‘name’); ?>”> </h1> </div>
 * <div id=”B4″>
    [ <img src=”images/Pressed.jpg” alt=”<?php bloginfo(‘name’); ?
   >/” /> <h1>“>” title=”<?php bloginfo(‘name’); ?>”> </h1> </div>
 * <div id=”B5″>
    [ <img src=”images/Shop.jpg” alt=”<?php bloginfo(‘name’); ?>/”/
   > <h1>“>” title=”<?php bloginfo(‘name’); ?>”> </h1> </div>
 * <div id=”B6″>
    [ <img src=”images/Contact.jpg” alt=”<?php bloginfo(‘name’); ?
   >/” /> <h1>“>” title=”<?php bloginfo(‘name’); ?>”> </h1> </div>’
 * I really need help cause ive been working on this for months and i need this 
   up.
    Thanks guys
 *  [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/)
 * (@claytonjames)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/broken-theme-template-missing-help/#post-1193053)
 * > I am trying to upload a file through ftp server onto my file and it says the
   > theme is broken…
 * Kirasherrine, just to be clear, are you trying to develop your own theme, or 
   are you just trying to install a new one?
 * Frankly I am confused by this:
 * > I am trying to upload a file through ftp server onto my file and it says the
   > theme is broken…
   >  i have: style.css header.php footer.php favicon.ico images
   > folder index.php comments.php sidebar.php page.php single.php searchform.php
   > search.php 404.php archive.php
   > i think thats enough templates….could it be something within the codes?
 * Followed by this:
 * >  the only folder inside the theme folder is my images folder
 * Perhaps if someone could take a look at your actual site, they might be able 
   to be more specific with a suggestion. Could you provide a link to your site 
   and the name of the theme you are trying to upload?
 *  [kirasherrine](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kirasherrine/)
 * (@kirasherrine)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/broken-theme-template-missing-help/#post-1193054)
 * I’m trying to load my own site.
 * [http://www.kirasherrine.com](http://www.kirasherrine.com)
 * i finally got the images and code in but i cant even get my footer and some of
   the images still do not pop up
 *  [the_doctor199](https://wordpress.org/support/users/the_doctor199/)
 * (@the_doctor199)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/broken-theme-template-missing-help/#post-1193068)
 * To restart an old thread, I’m having the same problem that when I upload a theme,
   on the theme panel I’m getting the error that there is no template. The theme
   I’m trying to use is [this one](http://graphpaperpress.com/demo/?themedemo=on-assignment).
   Hope you can help 🙂
 *  [the_doctor199](https://wordpress.org/support/users/the_doctor199/)
 * (@the_doctor199)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/broken-theme-template-missing-help/#post-1193069)
 * Anyone any ideas on the above post?
 *  [the_doctor199](https://wordpress.org/support/users/the_doctor199/)
 * (@the_doctor199)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/broken-theme-template-missing-help/#post-1193070)
 * Anyone?
 *  [Michael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alchymyth/)
 * (@alchymyth)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/broken-theme-template-missing-help/#post-1193071)
 * looks like this a child theme of modularity – have you installed the ‘modularity’
   theme?
 *  [heyhawkan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/heyhawkan/)
 * (@heyhawkan)
 * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/broken-theme-template-missing-help/#post-1193081)
 * I had the same problem. I downloaded something called “Thematic” and uploaded
   it to the “wp-content/themes” before I uploaded the theme-folder. And now everything
   works fine!
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/thematic](http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/thematic)
 *  [micah007](https://wordpress.org/support/users/micah007/)
 * (@micah007)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/broken-theme-template-missing-help/#post-1193086)
 * I had this problem just now. I then changed the name of my style sheet from css.
   css to style.css, and now it works fine.

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