Title: Help with template installation Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # Help with template installation * [adam30](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adam30/) * (@adam30) * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-with-template-installation/) * Hi Guys * I am a newbie and could do with some advice please? Below i have pasted the instructions i have been given to install a theme…i am up to point 4. * 1. Unzip the the template file that you have downloaded. 2. Via FTP, upload the whole folder to your server and place it the /wp-content/themes/ folder. The template files should thus be here now: /wp-content/themes/gothamnews/. 3. You will then also need to CHMOD the “cache folder” in the themes folder i.e./ wp-content/themes/news/cache/ to 777 (details here). 4. Log into your WP admin panel and click on the **Design tab. Now click on the News theme to activate it. * Now when i log into WP admin panel i do not see a **Design tab**, i should see the following.. * MY WEB LOG DASHBOARD WRITE MANAGE DESIGN COMMENTS GOTHAM NEWS OPTIONS * instead i see… * MY WEBLOG DASHBOARD WRITE MANAGE COMMENTS BLOGROL PRESNTATION PLUGIN USERS OPTION * Now if i press the presentations tab it allows me to choose and upload the theme but when i upload it i get the following error message which makes me think i am doing something very wrong… * Fatal error: Call to undefined function register_sidebars() in C:\HostingSpaces\ montou31\highavenue.co.uk\wwwroot\wp-content\themes\gothamnews\functions\admin- setup.php on line 74 * Can i please get some advice and help? * Thank you Adam Viewing 8 replies - 1 through 8 (of 8 total) * [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/) * (@samboll) * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-with-template-installation/#post-1026718) * in the left sidebar of the admin panel “Appearance – Themes” (there is no longer a Design tab) * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-with-template-installation/#post-1026719) * What version of WordPress are you using? That sounds like version 2.0 or thereabouts. The theme you’re using is probably only suitable for WordPress 2.5 or higher. * Thread Starter [adam30](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adam30/) * (@adam30) * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-with-template-installation/#post-1026721) * hi esmi and samboll * i have checked and the WP i am using is 2.1, i installed it via fantistico with my host, do you know how i can upgrade please? * thank you * Thread Starter [adam30](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adam30/) * (@adam30) * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-with-template-installation/#post-1026722) * Also Samboll, sorry to sound really dumb but do you mean this link on the left? * **Change your site’s look or theme ** * Thread Starter [adam30](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adam30/) * (@adam30) * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-with-template-installation/#post-1026729) * Having checked i actually need wordpress 2.7 to run the theme, can this upgrade from 2.1 be done via fantastico? * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-with-template-installation/#post-1026731) * One of my host providers uses Fantastico and they’re currently offering WordPress 2.7.1 for all new installations. If your hosting company is updating Fantastico regularly, you should see an upgrade links if you log into Fantastico. If it’s not there, I’d strongly recommend [downloading](http://wordpress.org/download/) a copy of WordPress yourself and doing a manual upgrade. If the blog is very new, you might even want to start all over with a fresh install. * If you want to stick with WP 2.1, then have a look at the [Beast-Blog](http://green-beast.com/beastblog/) and [SeaBeast](http://green-beast.com/seabeast/) themes. * Thread Starter [adam30](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adam30/) * (@adam30) * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-with-template-installation/#post-1026792) * Thank you for the advice Esmi, much appreciated. * [do77](https://wordpress.org/support/users/do77/) * (@do77) * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-with-template-installation/#post-1027075) * Hey adam30, * I am also using the Gotham News theme. I have the problem that it just doesn’t shows the thumbnails on the homepage. Do you have the same problem? Or maybe a solution? * Thanks, do77 Viewing 8 replies - 1 through 8 (of 8 total) The topic ‘Help with template installation’ is closed to new replies. * 8 replies * 4 participants * Last reply from: [do77](https://wordpress.org/support/users/do77/) * Last activity: [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-with-template-installation/#post-1027075) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics