Title: Template Creation Last modified: August 18, 2016 --- # Template Creation * [jmdesigner81](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jmdesigner81/) * (@jmdesigner81) * [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/template-creation/) * I’m a newbie! I have a template that I created using XHTML/CSS. I noticed that all the themes are inside the wp-theme folder. So in order for me to create my own theme I’d have to create a folder inside the theme folder and copy the files into that folder? How about my static files that i created in html Can i copy them into that folder too? I’d like to understand a little better how that transaction works. Thanks! Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total) * [Kafkaesqui](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kafkaesqui/) * (@kafkaesqui) * [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/template-creation/#post-224297) * There’s a lot of info on theme development at the Codex: * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development](http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development) * Note that themes deal with WP templating, and anything that works outside of that should not be included with a theme’s files. If you have separate html/PHP documents, they should reside where they normally would on your site. * Thread Starter [jmdesigner81](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jmdesigner81/) * (@jmdesigner81) * [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/template-creation/#post-224441) * In my CSS, Do i have to set the background-images embedded in XHTML or I can set my background-images on my style sheet? * [Lorelle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lorelle/) * (@lorelle) * [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/template-creation/#post-224447) * As was mentioned, all of this information is in the Codex. * The style sheet controlls the presentation of your site. If you want consistently embedded images in the background, use the style sheet. * For almost all background images, you should use the style sheet. It is called` style.css` and located in your Theme folder, which you created, or should have, as you explained in your original post. * For more information on styling and fixing every part of your Theme and site for beginners, see [http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Lessons](http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Lessons) * Thread Starter [jmdesigner81](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jmdesigner81/) * (@jmdesigner81) * [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/template-creation/#post-224455) * I copied all my files including the stylesheet into the wp-content/theme folder but i get a message saying: “Broken Theme. The following themes are installed but incomplete. Themes must have a stylesheet and a template.” I created a stylesheet and copied into that folder, everything is there but i still get message. Could anyone help me? * [Lorelle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lorelle/) * (@lorelle) * [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/template-creation/#post-224457) * They all go into the `/wp-content/themes/yourthemename` folder. * Have you read the documentation links provided? It goes through this step by step. * Here is another: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Themes](http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Themes) * Follow the instructions and you will have all the answers. * Thread Starter [jmdesigner81](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jmdesigner81/) * (@jmdesigner81) * [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/template-creation/#post-224460) * I did exaclty what the documentation says but it still doesnt work. I even deleted and uploaded again. * [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/) * (@moshu) * [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/template-creation/#post-224462) * Obviously something went wrong. Do you have the minimum basic templates in your theme? Does your stylesheet have the proper heading? * Thread Starter [jmdesigner81](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jmdesigner81/) * (@jmdesigner81) * [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/template-creation/#post-224464) * Well, yes it does. I dont know what’s going on! THis is how i started. I created another folder and called design01. Also inside design01 folder i created another folder called images for my images. I copied all the files from the default theme into design01. I changed all the php files according to my needs, although i didnt change any php code only the html tags. I created my own style sheet and called it styles.css and saved it into design01 folder. After all that, I uploaded the design01 folder into wp-content/themes folder. I really dont know what i did wrong. * Thread Starter [jmdesigner81](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jmdesigner81/) * (@jmdesigner81) * [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/template-creation/#post-224467) * well… i deleted, uploaded again and worked! I dont know what happened! Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total) The topic ‘Template Creation’ is closed to new replies. * 9 replies * 4 participants * Last reply from: [jmdesigner81](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jmdesigner81/) * Last activity: [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/template-creation/#post-224467) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics