Title: Installing WordPress Theme
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Installing WordPress Theme

 *  [rojo1981](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rojo1981/)
 * (@rojo1981)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-wordpress-theme/)
 * I downloaded a free WordPress theme from an Internet link. When I uploaded the
   file and tried to install it I got this message:
 * The package could not be installed. PCLZIP_ERR_BAD_FORMAT (-10) : Unable to find
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 * Is there anything I can do to retrieve this file and upload it into my site?

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 *  [PremiumWP](https://wordpress.org/support/users/premiumwp/)
 * (@premiumwp)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-wordpress-theme/#post-2934460)
 * A few other threads on this issue which might help:
    [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/incompatible-archive-pclzip_err_bad_format-10?replies=36](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/incompatible-archive-pclzip_err_bad_format-10?replies=36)
   [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/incompatible-archive-pclzip_err_bad_format-10-unable-to-find-end-of-centra-2?replies=20](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/incompatible-archive-pclzip_err_bad_format-10-unable-to-find-end-of-centra-2?replies=20)
 * However I would recommend downloading and using a theme from a trusted source.
   There are lots of dodgy themes floating around the internet which you should 
   avoid.

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
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 * Last activity: [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-wordpress-theme/#post-2934460)
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