Title: Missing CSS/template
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Missing CSS/template

 *  [kimmer551](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kimmer551/)
 * (@kimmer551)
 * [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-csstemplate/)
 * Hi, I just started using wordpress 2.7, and I am trying to install a new theme,
   here is the problem. I have uploaded a new theme, but wordpress keeps telling
   me I have a missing CSS style sheet and template missing, I have unzipped the
   files, maybe not correctly perhaps, but no matter what, these files are missing.
   Can someone tell me the proper way to upload,unzip a file for wordpress? I am
   using Filezilla, I want to change my theme, its just bland, thanks in advance!

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 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-csstemplate/#post-975524)
 * [Themes](http://codex.wordpress.org/Themes) has the correct process.
 * If you continue this thread, please provide link to download the theme and maybe
   someone can take the time to confirm your problem.
 * Sometimes zips don’t competely extract so also look at using [http://7zip.org](http://7zip.org)
 *  [briang42](https://wordpress.org/support/users/briang42/)
 * (@briang42)
 * [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-csstemplate/#post-975531)
 * I too seem to be having a similar problem. I have a locally installed WP 2.7 
   blog and had downloaded and installed 2 new themes into the wp-themes folder.
   They both appeared and I tried them but was not satisfied with them so I brought
   in another one but it would not appear in the admin area but the others did.
 * I also tried to upgrade one of the new themes (Gear) to an announced upgrade 
   but the automatic upgrade would not work. It said it could not delete the plug-
   in. I them deleted the original vertion and put in the upgrade manually but the
   new one does not appear.
 * I have also brought in another theme which says it is for 2.7 but it too will
   not appear.
 * Now, what I have noticed is that each time I have a theme in the themes folder
   which does not appear a message at the bottom of the themes admin page appears
   as Broken Theme saying the following themes is installed but not complete. It
   does not name a theme but has the message “Stylesheet is missing.” Looking in
   the theme folders shows the style.css file so I am stumped.
 * Any clues to my dilemma would be gratefully appreciated.
 *  Thread Starter [kimmer551](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kimmer551/)
 * (@kimmer551)
 * [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-csstemplate/#post-975537)
 * It is the cognoblue theme, which I downloaded from wordpress.org
 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-csstemplate/#post-975583)
 * kimmer551 – Downloaded, extracted, upload, and successfully activated the [CognoBlue](http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/cognoblue)
   theme.
 * No problems on a locally hosted XAMPP install or a shared hosting environment.

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
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 * Last reply from: [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * Last activity: [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-csstemplate/#post-975583)
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