Title: Error When Installing Theme, HELP!!!
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Error When Installing Theme, HELP!!!

 *  [tatianae](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tatianae/)
 * (@tatianae)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-installing-theme-help/)
 * I get this message when installing a theme or a plug
 * PCLZIP_ERR_BAD_FORMAT (-10) : Unable to find End of Central Dir Record signature
 * What do I do?

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 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-installing-theme-help/#post-1146485)
 * wait – occasional server problems
 *  Thread Starter [tatianae](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tatianae/)
 * (@tatianae)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-installing-theme-help/#post-1146568)
 * I figured it out the problem is they way the theme was compressed (rar)
 * I compressed it in zip and was able to install it but now I can only
 *  see the thumbnail of the theme when I activate it my site/blog shows
 *  an error message.
 * I also tried uploading it through ftp to content/themes and I get the
 * same thing. I guess I’m going to have to select a new theme.

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 * Last reply from: [tatianae](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tatianae/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-installing-theme-help/#post-1146568)
 * Status: not resolved

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