Title: Cannot activate Portfolio Press
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Cannot activate Portfolio Press

 *  Resolved [texwebster](https://wordpress.org/support/users/texwebster/)
 * (@texwebster)
 * [13 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-activate-portfolio-press/)
 * WP shows Portfolio Press as my current theme and it seems to be properly installed
   in my Web Host server’s “file manager.”
 * The WP default themes activate & work fine, but Portfolio Press and some other
   add-on (Free WP) themes will not activate.
 * I used my Web Host, IPOWER, to automatically install WordPress from their control
   panel, and everything seems to work fine, except the desired Portfolio Press 
   theme.
 * I installed Portfolio Press using the instructions in your video.
 * How can i fix this problem?

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 *  [theunartist](https://wordpress.org/support/users/theunartist/)
 * (@theunartist)
 * [13 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-activate-portfolio-press/#post-2755445)
 * This is one of the best themes out there and it also provides support.
 * You need to go here: [http://wptheming.com/2010/07/portfolio-theme/](http://wptheming.com/2010/07/portfolio-theme/)
   and **read instructions**, and it will work. Setting up the “Portfolio” part 
   is in the video as well.
 * I have one in the works at [http://artbabyart.com/main](http://artbabyart.com/main)
 *  Thread Starter [texwebster](https://wordpress.org/support/users/texwebster/)
 * (@texwebster)
 * [13 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-activate-portfolio-press/#post-2755464)
 * Yeah, that Portfolio Press looks great and has the capabilities that i want.
   
   I think the PP theme is now activated at one of my websites: [http://www.texwebster.com/](http://www.texwebster.com/)
   But, my page looks nothing like the demo. Setting it up to look & work anything
   like i want is probably gonna be impossible for me — several hours already down
   the drain. Also, I looked at [http://artbabyart.com/main](http://artbabyart.com/main).
   It’s a nice site, and I think i’ll be able to achieve that level of complexity
   pretty soon. However, I’m looking to create something different, along the lines
   of this website: [http://sydmoen.com/services/](http://sydmoen.com/services/)
   I especially like the intuitive flow. Yet, i want even more features and capabilities.
   I thought WP was suppose to be easy — HTML seems easier at this point. I’ve looked
   at the video several times. However, i’ll check everything out again. Thanks 
   for your help and response! Tex

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