Title: Install theme button GONE
Last modified: August 24, 2016

---

# Install theme button GONE

 *  [metalredstar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/metalredstar/)
 * (@metalredstar)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-theme-button-gone/)
 * Hi everybody,
 * I’m running a 3.7.1 WP installatio on a commercial website hosted by 1&1 (in 
   Spain) since about 3 three years and NO PROBLEMS to dat.
 * Unfortunately yesterday I was thinking about change the visual layout of my site
   and considered upload and install a new theme.
 * I went to the appereance sectrion, I choosed Themes and saaw that the INSTALL
   THEME butoon was gone!!!
 * I already deactivated all the plugins but no effect. I didn’t do anything strange
   lately, just post articles.
 * What may be happened?
 * How can I get Install Theme button back and finally be able to install new themes
   once again?
 * Thank you everybody for your help

Viewing 8 replies - 1 through 8 (of 8 total)

 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-theme-button-gone/#post-6041413)
 * > install a new theme.
 * – Which theme
    – where did you download it from?
 *  Thread Starter [metalredstar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/metalredstar/)
 * (@metalredstar)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-theme-button-gone/#post-6041522)
 * I think I didn’t explained what happening…
 * I want to install a new theme but in the administracion panel, APPEREANCE section
   if I click THEMES I once see a tab labeled “Install new theme” (or add new theme
   or something similar, excuse me if the name is incorrect since I’m using WP in
   italian translation) where if I click on it it showed me a list of themes which
   I can install directly on line from WP.com or allows me to upload a previously
   downloaded zipped theme.
 * Well this “Install theme” tab has completely disappeard frome the themes section
   so I won’t be able tu install any theme at all.
 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-theme-button-gone/#post-6041592)
 * > I won’t be able tu install any theme at all.
 * Yes, you can install.
 * Try manually installing. See instructions here: [https://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Themes](https://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Themes)
 *  Thread Starter [metalredstar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/metalredstar/)
 * (@metalredstar)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-theme-button-gone/#post-6041628)
 * No, I’m not ’cause my host doesn’t support FTP.
    Anyway I would like to know 
   what happend.
 *  [Lalit Nagrath](https://wordpress.org/support/users/laliz/)
 * (@laliz)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-theme-button-gone/#post-6041630)
 * 3.7.1 is old and outdated version of wordpress.
    [https://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Versions](https://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Versions)
 * upgrade to latest version, you will have to follow these instructions and dont
   upgrade by clicking update button in wordpress as you have to jump more than 
   2 versions.
 * [https://codex.wordpress.org/Updating_WordPress#Manual_Update](https://codex.wordpress.org/Updating_WordPress#Manual_Update)
 * > No, I’m not ’cause my host doesn’t support FTP.
 * seriously??? file manager acess via cpanle/sftp/ssh access? something will be
   there for sure.
 *  Thread Starter [metalredstar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/metalredstar/)
 * (@metalredstar)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-theme-button-gone/#post-6041662)
 * 3.7.1 maybe outdated but I can’t belive this may be a reason for an administrative
   tool disappear without any apparent reason
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-theme-button-gone/#post-6041663)
 * What is the site URL?
 *  Thread Starter [metalredstar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/metalredstar/)
 * (@metalredstar)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-theme-button-gone/#post-6041689)
 * [http://www.retrogamesmachine.com](http://www.retrogamesmachine.com)

Viewing 8 replies - 1 through 8 (of 8 total)

The topic ‘Install theme button GONE’ is closed to new replies.

## Tags

 * [install themes](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/install-themes/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 8 replies
 * 4 participants
 * Last reply from: [metalredstar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/metalredstar/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-theme-button-gone/#post-6041689)
 * Status: not resolved

## Topics

### Topics with no replies

### Non-support topics

### Resolved topics

### Unresolved topics

### All topics