Title: Theme not installing
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Theme not installing

 *  [ewant](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ewant/)
 * (@ewant)
 * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-not-installing/)
 * Hi, am at the end of my tether so please help. I used dreamhost to install wordpress
   advanced. I purchased a theme from wootheme. I logged in to FTP and found directory
   and moved theme across.
    It seems to transfer successfully but does not then 
   show up in the directory or become available in wordpress. I did this same thing
   with another site just two weeks ago. I have tried a hundred times deleting and
   reinstalling the one click download from dreamhost and uploading theme via FTP.
   Bur always same result. Can someone help?

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 *  [Spencer Finnell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/spencerfinnell/)
 * (@spencerfinnell)
 * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-not-installing/#post-1557276)
 * Where are you uploading the theme folder to?
 * Also, make sure you are not accidentally uploading a folder that contains another
   one. For example
 *     ```
       - /theme_name 1.0/
       --- /theme-name/
       ------ files.php
       ```
   
 * If you just upload /theme_name 1.0/ folder to the /themes/ directory, it won’t
   work. You need to upload the /theme-name/ folder only.
 *  [IvanVassallo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ivanvassallo/)
 * (@ivanvassallo)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-not-installing/#post-1557639)
 * So on dreamhost we ca upload wordpress themes, how? Excuse my ignorance but I’m
   green on internet matters.
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-not-installing/#post-1557640)
 * IvanVassallo, follow this guide to install themes:
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Appearance_Themes_SubPanel#Install_Themes](http://codex.wordpress.org/Appearance_Themes_SubPanel#Install_Themes)
 *  [IvanVassallo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ivanvassallo/)
 * (@ivanvassallo)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-not-installing/#post-1557641)
 * Thanks James, will read it.
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-not-installing/#post-1557642)
 * You’re welcome!

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 * Last reply from: [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-not-installing/#post-1557642)
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