Title: Theme approval process
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Theme approval process

 *  [mboxman4077](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mboxman4077/)
 * (@mboxman4077)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-approval-process/)
 * I uploaded a theme for review in the free theme directory.. it said it past the
   automated script, but didn’t say any thing further. Does it now go for review
   or is there a step I missed. Thanks

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-approval-process/#post-2561841)
 * You will have been given a Theme Trac ticket link when the theme passed the automated
   tests.
 *  Thread Starter [mboxman4077](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mboxman4077/)
 * (@mboxman4077)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-approval-process/#post-2561848)
 * I didn’t get a ticket link.. it does say pass at the top. But there is this highlighted“
   There is no theme called ‘bluewood’ in the directory. For child themes, you must
   use a parent theme that already exists in the directory.” I wasn’t doing a child
   theme.
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-approval-process/#post-2561849)
 * Sounds like your theme wasn’t accepted. Check its style.css file.

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