Title: theme permission error
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# theme permission error

 *  [simpletasking](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simpletasking/)
 * (@simpletasking)
 * [19 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-permission-error/)
 * I am getting a blank home page. I have the following error message showing up
   multiple times when pulling up the “presentation” tab in the admin dashboard.
 * Warning: is_dir(): Stat failed for /hsphere/local/home/brifualf/slws.ca/wp-content/
   themes/. (errno=13 – Permission denied) in /hsphere/local/home/brifualf/slws.
   ca/wp-includes/functions.php on line 1783
 * What is this telling me? Is this why my home page is blank?

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 *  [ethilien](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ethilien/)
 * (@ethilien)
 * [19 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-permission-error/#post-433933)
 * Your theme folder doesn’t have the correct permissions to allow wp to list its
   contents, which it needs to do to find themes.
 * You need to add execute permissions to your themes folder and each of its subfolders
   for everyone.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [ethilien](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ethilien/)
 * Last activity: [19 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-permission-error/#post-433933)
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