Title: Theme Editor
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Theme Editor

 *  [fuzzy_logic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fuzzy_logic/)
 * (@fuzzy_logic)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-editor/)
 * This might be a stupid question but in the theme editor, I don’t see a “save”
   button so how do I save the changes I make to various files?

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 *  [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * (@podz)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-editor/#post-161715)
 * In the bottom right there should be a ‘update’ button ?
 *  Thread Starter [fuzzy_logic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fuzzy_logic/)
 * (@fuzzy_logic)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-editor/#post-161719)
 * Nope, not for me.
 *  [somefool](https://wordpress.org/support/users/somefool/)
 * (@somefool)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-editor/#post-161720)
 * are the file writeable?
 *  Thread Starter [fuzzy_logic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fuzzy_logic/)
 * (@fuzzy_logic)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-editor/#post-161721)
 * Yes, I’m able to edit them in my ftp client.
 *  Thread Starter [fuzzy_logic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fuzzy_logic/)
 * (@fuzzy_logic)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-editor/#post-161723)
 * I just checked, the permission is set at 644. Should it be something else?
 *  [tahongawaka](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tahongawaka/)
 * (@tahongawaka)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-editor/#post-161734)
 * The files need to be writable by the web server. In most cases, it involves making
   the files’ permision 646. Keep in mind that any files writable by the web server
   are usually writable by hackers.
 *  Thread Starter [fuzzy_logic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fuzzy_logic/)
 * (@fuzzy_logic)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-editor/#post-161767)
 * So the permission should be set at 646? I’ll try that. Thanks!
    I’m not really
   worried about being hacked. What are they gonna do with me template files? Plus,
   who’s gonna hack my little innocent site? =) Thanks!
 *  [froots](https://wordpress.org/support/users/froots/)
 * (@froots)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-editor/#post-162661)
 * Hi there, i’ve just started using WP and i too don’t see the ‘update’ button 
   on the theme editor page. Using firefox 1.0 WindowXP. Folders has been CHMOD 
   to 777 which i think should be writeable…rite? Thanks…
 *  [Ming](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ming/)
 * (@ming)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-editor/#post-162662)
 * Make sure the specific file is writable, not the folder.
 * ie /wp-content/themes/your theme here/single.php should be chmod 777.
 *  [froots](https://wordpress.org/support/users/froots/)
 * (@froots)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-editor/#post-162663)
 * O.k..done that, still don’t see the update button 🙁
 *  [froots](https://wordpress.org/support/users/froots/)
 * (@froots)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-editor/#post-162664)
 * Anyone got any ideas?
 *  [froots](https://wordpress.org/support/users/froots/)
 * (@froots)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-editor/#post-162665)
 * Now i got it to work…it’s the styles.php file that needs to be CHMOD 777 😉

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [froots](https://wordpress.org/support/users/froots/)
 * Last activity: [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-editor/#post-162665)
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